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Directed by | Theda Hammel |
Screenplay by | Theda Hammel |
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Cinematography | Arelene Muller |
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Music by | Theda Hammel |
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Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $105,995[1] |
Stress Positions is a 2024 American comedy drama film directed by Theda Hammel (in her feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Hammel from a story by Faheem Ali and Hammel. It stars John Early, Hammel, Qaher Harhash, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, Rebecca F. Wright, Davidson Obennebo and John Roberts.
The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. The film premiered in theaters on April 19, 2024.[2]
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brooklyn, a Moroccan American young man named Bahlul (Qaher Harhash) recovers from a broken leg while quarantining with his uncle Terry (John Early).[3][4]
Stress Positions premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was released on April 19, 2024.[6][7]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[8]
Much of the initial critical reaction to Stress Positions centered on the film's satirical approach to issues of race, gender, and sexuality.[9][3] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney deemed Stress Positions "busy but thin".[10] Ryan Lattanzio of Indiewire noted the film's heavy-handed approach to social issues but praised the "wry humor" and the chemistry between Hammel and Early.[11]
Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Sundance Film Festival | 26 January 2024 | Sundance Institute/Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction | Brad Becker-Parton | Won | [12] |