Screenings:
Sunday, May 19th, 2:45pm
Tuesday, May 21st, 3pm
Directed by Jeremy Teicher
Starring Nick Kroll and Alexi Pappas
Running Time: 85 minutes
Synopsis:
In the Athlete Village at the Olympic Winter Games, Penelope (Alexi Pappas), a cross-country skier, befriends Ezra (Nick Kroll), a volunteer dentist, after a disappointing finish in her race. Penelope and Ezra share a special but limited time together. Filmed on location in the actual Olympic Village at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
“A raw depiction of emotional intimacy between two people who are both slightly neurotic in different ways, but nevertheless want big things out of life.” – Beandrea July, The Hollywood Reporter
“Jeremy Teicher’s offbeat charmer is an artful mix of documentary-style realism and wistful romanticism.” – Joe Leydon, Variety