We all have our habits and routines. Breaking them takes us out of our comfort zone but can be liberating. This film explores this aspect of humanity. On the surface it’s about the individual. How does one deal with change, disruption, conflict? What are the unquestioned habits of our home, our relationships, and our jobs? If one looks at the bigger picture, the same musings can be applied to society. What are the societal habits we never question? Would we be served by breaking them?

The origin of this project was to write something I could shoot easily and cheaply, to serve as a demo of my writing and acting; but as sometimes happens when writing, the characters and the story ended up leading me to a much richer place than I ever thought of going. My demo project became a legitimate short film idea. Now I feel that it is incumbent upon me to treat this project with the utmost respect and deliver it to its fullest creative potential & vision; which is gonna require some money. Not only does this project represent my arrival as a writer, but it is also an important moment in my journey as an actor—I’m not waiting by the phone for my agent to call; I am taking matters into my own hands. The story of the film ended up being, quite unconsciously, a parable for that very journey. 

Our goal is to pay homage to a simpler style of film making—invoking the tone of comic filmmakers such as Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati. It’s a simple, sweet, modern parable that my team and I endeavor to shoot beautifully, with great care given to honest character portrayals combined with mix of physical comedy and dramatic tension. Though it is not a silent film, there is no dialogue which, hopefully, lends to a style that invites the audience in as an interpreter of this parable.