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62 1/2 (2024)
On the day before her 35th birthday and having never made a "significant" work of art, an artist is poised to lose her Artistic License forever. In a desperate bid to remain an artist, and avoid a soul-sucking job as an “unspecified creative” at Poogle, she makes her 62nd-and-a-half film. Inspired by Fellini's “8 ½”, “62 ½” is a satirical and whimsical fantasy about creativity in late-stage capitalism.
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On the day before her 35th birthday and having never made a "significant" work of art, an artist is poised to lose her Artistic License forever. In a desperate bid to remain an artist, and avoid a soul-sucking job as an “unspecified creative” at Poogle, she makes her 62nd-and-a-half film. Inspired by Fellini's “8 ½”, “62 ½” is a satirical and whimsical fantasy about creativity in late-stage capitalism.
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Genre:Comedy, Fantasy
Written By:Virginia L. Montgomery, Kira Matica, Katy McCarthy, Chelsea Berchon
In Theaters:6/24/2024
Box Office:
Runtime:9 minutes
Studio:Insufficient Funds
Cast
Chelsea Berchon, Katy McCarthy
Director
Kira Matica
The Artist
Lucas Loredo
The Husband
Emily Hunt Kivel
Artistic License Review Board Member
Chelsea Berchon
Artistic License Review Board Member
Bryce Robinson
Poogle Rep
Pam Reyes
Pregnant Friend
Joy Scanlon
Knitting Friend
Virginia L. Montgomery
Water Delivery Friend
Ryan Cheney
Carl
Alex Pepin
Alien Friend One
Logan Larsen
Alien Friend Two
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