A Useful Ghost: A New Modern Classic
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
Finding Nathan Fielder (With Jen Zhao)
Jen Zhao is a Canadian film school grad in LA with a visa that’s about to expire. She has just lost her brother (back home in Canada) to suicide, and her family urges her to come back to Calgary so they can grieve together. Instead, she does everything she can to avoid the circumstances by latching onto an obsessive belief: if she can find her idol, Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder, he will help her renew her visa and guide her through the pearly gates of Hollywood.
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Jen Zhao is a Canadian film school grad in LA with a visa that’s about to expire. She has just lost her brother (back home in Canada) to suicide, and her family urges her to come back to Calgary so they can grieve together. Instead, she does everything she can to avoid the circumstances by latching onto an obsessive belief: if she can find her idol, Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder, he will help her renew her visa and guide her through the pearly gates of Hollywood.
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Written By:Jen Zhao
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