THIS CLOSENESS
this closeness
KIT ZAUHAR, 2023
Catalog No.: FTF-151
Length: 88 minutes
Tessa and Ben are staying in Philly for the weekend to attend Ben's high school reunion. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the couple has to rent a room in a stranger's apartment. That stranger is Adam, whose loneliness is immediately obvious to his new guests. Adam quickly becomes an unwilling voyeur to the most private parts of the couple's life. While Ben seeks validation from old classmates, Tessa is left to find her own affection within the confines of the apartment. When Tessa betrays Adam's trust, Adam goes to great lengths to assert his dominance over his home.
Written and Directed by Kit Zauhar
Produced by Ani Schroeter
Executive Produced by Rhianon Jones, Zane Pais, Kyra Nicole Rogers,Tristan Scott-Behrends, Pierce Varous, Todd Remis
Cinematography by Kayla Hoff
Starring: Kit Zauhar, Zane Pais, Ian Edlund, Jessie Pinnick and Kate Williams
Festivals: SXSW Film Festival, Champs-Élysées Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival
WATCH THE FILM
June 7-13th, 2024
IFC Center, New York, NY info
PRESS
“Building on the success of her well-received debut feature Actual People, writer-director-actor Kit Zauhar’s This Closeness further explores the deviously twisty nuances of angst as experienced by people in their 20s nowadays.”
-Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter
“The sort of movie that gets under your skin through the sheer intelligence of its filmmaking prowess.”
-Eric Kohn, IndieWire
“Razor-sharp.”
-Stephan Saito, The Movable Feast
“Reminds me of Cassavetes. Confirms that Zauhar is one of our most exciting young filmmakers.”
-Sean Boelman, Dissapointment Media