Joshua Pollack

Vincent O'Malley endures a home life on the prairie under the oppressive eyes of his father. The arrival of a circus in Vincent's home town leads Vincent to run away. Vincent assumes the role of a clown, but realizes that his new family is in need of an audience and the muscle and daring to acquire it. Vincent leads his friends in missions to gather crowds to the circus tent. The arrival of a young girl, however, sets Vincent on edge as he begins to suspect that those around him are thwarting the acquisition of his true love. As jealousy leads to a precipice of loneliness and annihilation, Vincent must come to a reckoning with his true nature and with his place in the universe.

Harry Goldfarb est un junkie. Il passe ses journées en compagnie de sa petite amie Marion et son copain Tyrone. Ensemble, ils s’inventent un paradis artificiel. En quête d’une vie meilleure, le trio est entraîné dans une spirale infernale qui les enfonce toujours un peu plus dans l’angoisse et le désespoir. La mère d’Harry, Sara, souffre d’une autre forme d’addiction, la télévision. Juive, fantasque et veuve depuis des années, elle vit seule à Coney Island et nourrit dans le secret l’espoir de participer un jour à son émission préférée. Afin de satisfaire aux canons esthétiques de la télévision, elle s’astreint à un régime draconien. Un jour, elle le sait, elle passera de l’autre côté de l’écran.

IT'S NOT A DATE tells the story of Carly and Milo, a couple in their twenties on their first date. Although "It's not a date" but more of a casual meet at a local club; it begins as a classic girl meets boy saga with casual conversation that escalates to a night of passion. It evolves, NOT into a romantic partnership or a parting nod, to "bad chemistry" but instead with Carly. Frustrated with a life full of bad dates and believing that Milo is the worse of them she takes Milo on a detour into insanity so extreme he wishes "It's not a date."