Humans of My Bed: Neel
2019 · 9m
Directed by Sam Permar
Genres: comedy, documentary, LGBTQ+
Tones: darkly comic, humorous, provocative
A casual hookup is ambushed by a documentary crew in this mockumentary about sexual liberation and internalized homophobia — Kip and Neel meet at a birthday party, have sex, and then the cameras appear.
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One-night stand gets ambushed by documentary crew. Mockumentary as weapon for exploring internalized homophobia. The format does all the heavy lifting.
The post-coital documentary-ambush format is a clean satirical engine, and using Humans of New York as the punching bag for internalized homophobia is sharper than the premise suggests. Permar gets the tonal calibration right or he doesn't.
The post-coital documentary ambush as a 'Humans of New York' parody is a sharp-enough premise, but a lot rides on whether the discomfort actually probes or just performs. Cautious lean in.