NY Times Critic's Pick "I USED TO BE FUNNY" at The Nightlight

Schedule

Fri Jun 14 2024 at 08:00 pm to Thu Jun 20 2024 at 10:00 pm

Location

30 N High St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44308 | Akron, OH

I Used to Be Funny opens at The Nightlight on Friday, 6/14. The film, which stars Rachel Sennott as a stand-up comedian, looks at the aftereffects of trauma on a character who wields quips as both weapon and shield.

I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the petulant teen’s sudden disappearance. Writer/director Ally Pankiw’s debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.
"Healing is not linear, and I Used to Be Funny adeptly displays that process, exploring Sam’s pain without making the experience of watching the film painful, and honestly refreshing exploration of a subject that’s so often brutal to witness." – Austin Chronicle

Where is it happening?

30 N High St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44308

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Host or Publisher The Nightlight

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