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Screening December 11, 2021
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Written and directed by Chicago local Joe Swanberg, this intimate Christmas tale speaks to the stress of the holiday season that we have all felt at one point or another.
After a rough breakup, Irresponsible 20-something Jenny (Anna Kendrick) moves in with her filmmaker older brother (Swanberg), his novelist wife, Kelly (Melanie Lynskey), and their 2-year-old son. Jenny’s rocky arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in Kelly’s life and career.
Swanberg’s modest take on the holidays uses his signature mumblecore style and nuanced performances to create a humorous yet moving look at growing up, marriage, parenthood, and creative life.
Joe Swanberg | U.S.A. | 2014 | 88 minutes