comedy, fantasy / USA / 2018 / 91’ / 12+
# wtf / Pac-Man / end of the world / curiosity
He will play this game till the end of the world.
Doom and gloom are on the way. The Y2K apocalypse can’t be stopped. Abbie’s older brother issues him the ultimate challenge before it goes down: beat the infamous level 256 in Pac-Man and no getting up from the couch until he does so. Abbie’s survival story begins here; inside a rotting living room with no food or water, and a revolving door of numb-nut friends and acquaintances.
The entire plot of “Relaxer” takes part on a couch. This seemingly simple story, transforms into something much more intriguing and immersive than you might suspect.
Abbie (Joshua Burge) is the kid in class that never spoke up, and he wasn’t charismatic enough for anyone to care why he was so quiet.. He has no friends and finally becomes transparent without the charisma needed to put himself out there. Those are the people that conceal the strangest stories. “Relaxer” could be one of them.
Directed by: Joel Potrykus
Written by: Joel Potrykus
Starring: Joshua Burge, David Dastmalchian, Andre Hyland