The Wrong Movie

This film might be the final chapter of a story we’re all part of. A chamber piece set in a US city. Keren Cytter reveals her ensemble very slowly: young people loosely connected to each other and yet existentially linked. Trying to understand themselves and others. Money is a problem, to say nothing of life. Uniqueness. Everyone is carrying some sort of burden: Angel an old flame, Timur drugs, Nicole the ashes of her dead father (in her shopper bag). Death leaves behind traces, filth, reality. Beliefs pop up alongside shortcomings: “You’re too white.” In constantly shifting relationship constellations, they wear their intense feelings on their sleeves, get wrapped up in each other and fall into magnificent loops of dialogue. And yet every attempt at intimacy leads to another moment of helplessness. “It’s a vacuum cleaner. Do you wanna fuck me?” – “No. ”Within all this somnambulant swerving, technological gadgets point to the future. The close and the distant, identity are easier to negotiate online for digital natives – and to market. A cleverly constructed tragedy about chilling, with fantastic synth sounds and one of the best uses of a drone in cinema history. (Christiane Büchner)

Keren Cytter studied at the Avni Institute for Art in Tel Aviv, she currently lives in New York. She is known for her video works, theatrical pieces and drawings. In 2012, she founded the D.I.E NOW (Dance International Europe Now) dance company. She has also written five novels and three children’s books. Her works have been displayed in major museums around the world. In 2021, Keren Cytter was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship.

Production Georgica Pettus, Keren Cytter. Production companies Keren Cytter (New York City, USA), A.P.E Art Projects Era (New York, USA). Director Keren Cytter. Screenplay Keren Cytter. Cinematography Alex Huggins. Editing Keren Cytter. Music Dan Bodan. Sound design Nathaniel Korb. Sound Louis Miller. With Laura Hajek, Ashby Bland, Elijah Lajmer, Jordan Raf, Edward Baker, John Verdil, Devery Doleman, Bobby Menuez, Suchan Kinoshita.

Films (selection): 2014: Rose Garden (short film), Siren (short film), Ocean (short film). 2015: Game (short film), Metamorphosis (short film). 2016: Object (short film), Middle of Beyond. 2017: Des trous (Holes) (short film). 2018: Killing Time Machine (short film). 2019: Onanism (short film), Fashions. 2020: Life Number 3 (short film). 2021: Bad Words (short film). 2023: Psychotherapist (short film), Hot Lava Night (short film). 2024: The Wrong Movie.

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