SHORTCOMINGS
A struggling filmmaker (Justin H. Min) begins to explore what he wants from life when his girfriend moves to New York for an internship.
SYNOPSIS
Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want.
Director
Randall Park
WITH
Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonya Mizuno
Run Time
1 hour, 32 minutes
Released
August 4, 2023
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Audio
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
RATED R
for language throughout, sexual material and brief nudity
SHOWINGS
AUG 4 | FRI
5:00, 7:00, 9:00 p.m.
AUG 5 | SAT
1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 p.m.
AUG 6 | SUN
1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 7 | MON
5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 8 | TUE
5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 9 | WED
5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 10 | THU
5:00, 7:00, 9:00 p.m.
AUG 11 | FRI
5:00, 7:00, 9:00 p.m.
AUG 12 | SAT
1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 p.m.
AUG 13 | SUN
1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 14 | MON
5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 15 | TUE
5:00, 7:00 p.m.
AUG 16 | WED
7:00 p.m.
AUG 17 | THU
5:00, 9:00 p.m.
REVIEWS
“Shortcomings is a mostly comedic but fitfully insightful examination of a character type familiar to indie cinema: the solipsistic guy who fills the gap left by emotional underdevelopment with intense opinions delivered at bad times.”
“A fresh-faced, funny directorial debut from the ever-engaging Park…”
“Shortcomings takes some bruising blows at cultural expectations… it’s also about growing up a little too late and having to reckon with your own rotten self. Oh, and it’s hilarious.”