This Closeness
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- Zane Pais
- Kit Zauhar
- Jessie Pinnick
- Ian Edlund
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| Directed by | Kit Zauhar[1] |
| Screenplay by | Kit Zauhar |
| Produced by | Ani Schroeter |
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| Cinematography | Kayla Wolf |
| Edited by | Brian Kinnes |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
This Closeness is a 2023 American comedy drama film written and directed by Kit Zauhar. The film stars Zauhar and Zane Pais as a young couple on vacation renting a room from a socially awkward host played by Ian Edlund.[1][4]
Tessa, an ASMR content creator, joins her journalist boyfriend Ben in Philadelphia for his high school reunion. The couple rent a room from Adam, a shy young man who has opened his apartment for homestays to meet new people. The awkward introduction of Adam to the couple's dynamic is compounded with Ben and Tessa gain the sense that Adam is attracted to Tessa; the couple become convinced that Adam is especially attracted to Asian women like Tessa, who is biracial, when Adam brings home Kristen, who is also Asian.[1]
Cast
- Kit Zauhar as Tessa
- Zane Pais as Ben, a journalist who is dating Tessa
- Ian Edlund as Adam, who is hosting Tessa and Ben for a weekend
- Kate Williams as Kristen, Adam's date
- Jessie Pinnick as Lizzy
Production
Release
This Closeness debuted in the Narrative Spotlight section of the 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival.[7] The film was acquired for a limited theatrical run beginning June 7, 2024 by Factory 25 and was released on MUBI on July 3.[3]