Emily Trent

Rob is the loneliest of loners. He is so desperate to find love that he constructs an absurd (and quite cinematic) plot to meet and impress women: he is tracking a man by the name of Jack S. who killed his wife to seek revenge, which – to him – is obviously an insanely loyal and courageous thing to do. Hannah, a seductive bartender who used to be married to a man named Jack S., agrees to help Rob track him down – a perfect excuse to get closer to (the now single) Hannah and to do everything he can to become exactly who she wants in her ideal guy. But little does Rob know that some of the people he meets along the way have intentions that turn Rob’s reality upside down – or is it right-side up?

SSE is a psychedelic coming-of-age comedy about a young man coming to terms with his future, as well as the impact he has on those around him. After a devastating break-up, our protagonist, John, begins taking a mysterious drug that allows him to see his ex-girlfriend as though she never left. As time goes on however, he realizes that this imaginary woman has little in common with the person he used to know. Like many coming of age films, this story tackles what it means to become your own person, and the frustration that comes when it seems like everybody but you has it all figured out. More than that, though, SSE is a film about the ideas we form in our heads about our loved ones, and how they can forever damage our relationships if not addressed.