Codependency
2022 · 10m · USA
Directed by Sofia Dobrushin
Genres: comedy, LGBTQ+, musical
Tones: humorous, surreal, whimsical
A campy queer, 1980s-esque dating show unravels into a dreamscape of relationship expectations. Contestants on "Attached at the Hip" probe polyamory and codependency through indie pop.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Game-show pastiche about polyamory sung in indie-pop key — every conventional rom-com choice gets gleefully detonated. Style as ideology, and I respect the bit.
Sofia Dobrushin builds a full fake game show called Attached at the Hip and uses it as scaffolding for an indie-pop number about attachment styles — Too Many Cooks minus the meanness. Charming, slight.
A fully realized fake game show called 'Attached at the Hip' as a polyamory music video — campy 80s dating-show framing with choreographed routines is a heavy production lift that the page summary suggests Dobrushin actually pulled off.
Reviews
Brimming with clever lyrics and of-the-moment specificity, the song is an exploration of emotional needs that maintains levity with a cast of antic performers.