WRITTEN BY | Omeleto

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A young woman is a fictional character. Kenzie is a 20-something young professional living and working in Los Angeles. During a routine checkup at the doctor's office, she gets some unsettling news: she's actually a fictional character, not a "real person." And, weirdest of all, she was created and written by a dude. From then on, Kenzie must reckon with which parts of her identity belong to her and which belong to her creator, who conceived of her as a kind of "manic pixie dream girl." Amid her crisis, she goes to confront her creator and discovers the truth of her existence. Directed and written by Callie Bloem and Christopher J. Ewing, this clever short dramedy has a high-concept premise that wouldn't be out of place in a Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman or Michel Gondry film. In this case, it takes the idea of being "the main character" and turns it on its end, making for a fun, clever and entertaining watch that also poses fascinating questions about identity, storytelling and why characters and narratives matter. The idea behind the premise may be a feminist interrogation of how female characters do and do not reflect real women, but the film has a lightness of touch that belies its intellectual intrigues. In many ways, it's a cinematic confection, with bright, gleamingly cheerful Californian visuals, effervescent pacing and an eye for a slyly funny moment. Kenzie's existential crisis is genuine, but it's also befuddlingly unique, and the writing also has a little fun

Published 2024-01-03 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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