Stress Positions (film) explained

Director:Theda Hammel
Screenplay:Theda Hammel
Cinematography:Arlene Muller
Music:Theda Hammel
Distributor:Neon
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$105,995[1]

Stress Positions is a 2024 American comedy drama film directed by Theda Hammel (in her feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Hammel from a story by Faheem Ali and Hammel. It stars John Early, Hammel, Qaher Harhash, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, Rebecca F. Wright, Davidson Obennebo and John Roberts.

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. The film premiered in theaters on April 19, 2024.[2]

Premise

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brooklyn, a Moroccan American young man named Bahlul (Qaher Harhash) recovers from a broken leg while quarantining with his uncle Terry (John Early).[3] [4]

Release

Stress Positions premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was released on April 19, 2024.[6] [7]

Reception

Critical reception

[8] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]

Much of the initial critical reaction to Stress Positions centered on the film's satirical approach to issues of race, gender, and sexuality.[10] [3] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney deemed Stress Positions "busy but thin".[11] Ryan Lattanzio of Indiewire noted the film's heavy-handed approach to social issues but praised the "wry humor" and the chemistry between Hammel and Early.[12]

Accolades

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stress Positions. The Numbers. May 17, 2024.
  2. Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . 'Stress Positions' Trailer: John Early Has a COVID Breakdown in a Brilliantly Anxious New York Comedy . . March 26, 2024 . March 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: Complex . Valerie . 'Stress Positions' Review: Noise Undercuts Nuance In Theda Hammel's Neon Dramedy – Sundance Film Festival . Deadline . 19 January 2024 . 22 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Zilko . Christian . Blauvelt . Christian . Watch the 'Stress Positions' Cast Discuss Finding the 'Metaphoric Potential' That Turned COVID Into Comedy . Indiewire . 20 January 2024 . 22 January 2024.
  5. Web site: n.a. . 2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition . Sundance . 22 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Stress Positions. Neon. March 26, 2024.
  7. Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . 'Stress Positions' Trailer: John Early Has a COVID Breakdown in a Brilliantly Anxious New York Comedy . . March 26, 2024 . March 27, 2024.
  8. Web site: Stress Positions . November 30, 2024 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. Web site: Stress Positions Reviews . November 30, 2024 . Metacritic.
  10. Web site: Rizov . Vadim . Sundance 2024: Stress Positions, Veni Vidi Vici . Filmmaker Magazine . 19 January 2024 . 22 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Rooney . David . 'Stress Positions' Review: Even John Early Can't Whip Up Much Excitement in Frantic Queer Pandemic Comedy . The Hollywood Reporter . 19 January 2024 . 22 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . 'Stress Positions' Review: John Early Is Brilliant in a COVID Comedy That Sees Millennials for Who They Really Are . Indiewire . 19 January 2024 . 22 January 2024.
  13. Web site: 2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners . Sundance Institute . 6 June 2024.

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