I Used to Be Funny (2023)
- Directed by
- Ally Pankiw
- Genre
- drama, comedy
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 64 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A stand-up comedian in Toronto struggles with depression after a young girl she used to nanny goes missing. The film follows her difficult path toward healing and whether she can find her way back to her career and herself.
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What happens
I Used to Be Funny is a 2023 Canadian independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Ally Pankiw. The film stars Rachel Sennott as Sam, a stand-up comedian living in Toronto who is struggling with depression that has impacted her career after Brooke (Olga Petsa), a young girl for whom she previously served as a nanny, goes missing. Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind, and Jason Jones also star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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