'Stress Positions': A Satirical Comedy Exploring Millennial Existential Crisis

Despite its potential, the film's chaotic style and COVID-19 humor have been critiqued for lack of focus and aging quickly.

Theda Hammel's debut feature film 'Stress Positions' is a satirical comedy set in Brooklyn during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, starring John Early and Qaher Harhash.
The film explores themes of gender, identity, sexuality, and existential paralysis, with a focus on the millennial generation.
John Early plays Terry Goon, a man dumped by his husband and forced to live in his ex's Brooklyn house, while Qaher Harhash plays Terry's nephew Bahlul, a 19-year-old model nursing a broken leg.
The film has been critiqued for its chaotic style and lack of focus, with critics suggesting that the COVID-19 humor has aged quickly.
'Stress Positions' premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and will be distributed by Neon in the U.S. later this year.