Disfluency (2021)

Directed by

Anna Baumgarten

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to her hometown after dropping out of college. She reconnects with old friends and deals with the aftermath of a traumatic event.

somberreflectiveemotionally rawsteady-pacedintrospectivepersonalunderstated

What happens

Disfluency is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Anna Baumgarten, based on her 2018 short film of the same name. The film premiered in competition at the Austin Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature. The film subsequently received over two dozen awards and nominations on the festival circuit. The cast includes Libe Barer, Ariela Barer, Chelsea Alden, Dylan Arnold, Travis Tope, and Molly Hagan. On January 10, 2025, nearly four years after its premiere, Disfluency received a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada through Buffalo 8 Productions before becoming available to stream via Tubi. The film was met with critical acclaim, and received five nominations from the Indiana Film Journalists Association, including Best Picture, Best Director for Baumgarten, Best Actress for Barer, and Best Supporting Actress for Alden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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