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How to Live Together

World Premiere

Six people living in a cramped four-bedroom apartment seek a new roommate.

Director
Cast

Lucy Kerr, Rob Rice, Lark Lyra Lou Hill, Quinn Else, Jess Goldschmidt, Abriel Gardner

Credits
Country of Origin

USA

Year

2025

Language

English

Links
18+
18 min
Comedy Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Jackii Chun

Screenwriter

Tim Nicholas

Cinematography

Alexander Girav

Production Design

Sam Creely

Art Director

Santos Arrue

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Tim Nicholas

Tim Nicholas is a writer, director, producer, and production designer from New York, now based in Los Angeles. He holds a BFA from the Pratt Institute and an MFA from CalArts. His work and collaborations have screened at Locarno, Rotterdam, Ann Arbor, FIDMarseille, NewFest, Prismatic Ground, and more. As production designer, his credits include Family Portrait (2023) and Death and Bowling (2021); as a writer and artist, he co-ran the STUDIUM/punctum micropress (2014–2018), which published zines and art books.

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