This is a portrait of "canceled" theater director Brian Clowdus as he and his troop of actors puts together one of his shows, or experiences. Clowdus is a politically active gay conservative republican. The subject of the show he is working on is based on the Salem witch trials.
I honestly don't know if this film is making fun of Clowdus and his actors or whether the film is in their corner. I say this because quite honestly this film plays like a real world Christopher Guest film. Remember Waiting For Gufman? This is like that.
My feelings for the film are not particularly favorable. Outside of a montage of Clowdus saying epic, I didn't much care for this. Clowdus and his cast are rather self absorbed. I don't know if this is the way they really are or if they are playing to the camera. While we don't need to like the subject of a film we do need to connect, because without it there is no reason to watch. I never connected because I don't think the film knows what to make of its subject.
I don't know if this film has a reason to exist.
For those curious the show they are preparing ran 50 minutes and is one of the many "experiences" Clowdus has presented. (details can be found here: https://brianclowdus.com/performances)
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