Hannah: A Model
2018 · 10m · USA
Directed by Blair Beeken
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic, humorous
A satirical profile of Hannah, an Australian model in LA whose perfect Instagram life hides a secret coping mechanism: she eats nuts she's allergic to so paramedics will come visit her.
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The scouts
Eating allergens to summon paramedics as a cure for influencer loneliness — that is the most upsetting and most accurate joke of the late 2010s. I'm legally required to add this.
A glossy Tropicana ad with a Bamford-shaped wound inside it — Beeken commits to the joke as profile, not punchline. Sharper than the premise should allow.
The faux-profile format around a model who eats nuts she's allergic to so paramedics will visit her is a one-joke premise with a load-bearing pitch. Risky tonally — could land joyously, could grate fast.
Reviews
Deliciously absurd, with joyfully ludicrous performances.