Surface Level "People We Meet on Vacation" is Still a Fun Time
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.

Young art student Alex chose to make their graduate thesis project about a local DIY scene legend named Beaver. What was supposed to be a fun day of filming in the company of their childhood hero turns into an existential crisis, and an alarming wake up call to the world that awaits them after graduation. A biting commentary on late-stage capitalism, modern alienation, and the cross-generational bonds that form between two outsiders trying to exist on their own terms.
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.
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A direct fall into the white savior narrative