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Logline

During jargon-laden Zoom meetings, a programmer daydreams about an eccentric stranger who lives next door, until a lightbulb moment prompts her to leverage her skills for a shot at love and take her voyeurism outside.

Synopsis

Set in the beautiful city of LA, Erica, a programmer, is confined in her studio apartment all day. She perpetually engages in meetings with her eccentric boss Devon. Driven by a mix of obsession and loneliness, she gazes out her window, constantly captivated by the enigmatic Nat, her next-door neighbor. Nat, an eccentric video editor, with an affinity for lizards and philosophy, becomes the obsession of Erica’s otherwise monotonous existence. Erica’s voyeuristic tendencies take a dark turn when she, driven by jealousy, engineers a disruptive plan playing with Nat’s life. Erica’s meticulous attempts at manipulation unravel during an unspeakably disastrous date. The narrative explores the intricate interplay between obsession, digital connections, and the thin boundary separating reality from virtual existence.
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Marissa Goldman – Writer/Director
Marissa Goldman is a multi-hyphenate artist living between NY and LA. She has made work for Adult Swim, Vice, Complex, and more. She has written and directed many films that have screened at New York Super Shorts, Kansas City Underground Film Festival, No Budge Live, Borscht, and more. She has been featured in Vulture, Teen Vogue, WNYC and Google Arts and Culture wrote a feature about her online comedy show Marissa’s Google Doc Quarantine Party.

Jolie Darrow – Producer
Jolie Darrow is a Comedian, Writer and Producer living in Los Angeles. She was a creative producer for Amazon’s CROWN channel, Snake Oil on Fox, and was recently a writer/producer on Stapleview, the first Tiktok Sketch show. She produced for Rocky Kanaka’s YouTube channel and they have received have received tens of millions of views.

David Brown – Actor
David Brown is an actor, comedian & filmmaker in Los Angeles. He was in the Emmy-nominated show Jury Duty on Amazon Freevee and the films The Year Between and I Used To Go Here. He won an Independent Spirit Award for best ensemble cast in Jury Duty. He performs in the group The Shrimp Boys & the show Don’t Break!

Jon Daly – Actor
Jon Daly is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series Kroll Show. He can be seen in Amazon’s recent critically acclaimed remake of Fallout. In 2013 he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series Betas, and has appeared on Film and TV shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bigmouth, Bob’s Burgers, Brooklyn 99, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Masterminds, Family Guy, and the Coen Brother’s Hail, Caesar.

Sarah Jaffe – Director of Photography
Sarah earned her BA in Film & Digital Media from the University of California. She’s been lucky to work with filmmakers from backgrounds including Pixar, Vice, and some of the incredible up-and-coming Bay Area and LA talent. Her work has been featured at festivals around the globe, including Sundance, Dances With Films, Berlin Indie Film Fest and more. Specializing in narrative film, she aims to create beautiful images that immerse the audience in the emotions of a story. She’s a strong advocate for equal opportunity for underrepresented voices in the film industry, both onscreen and behind the camera.

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