Laying Out
2021 · 10m · USA
Directed by Joanna Arnow
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic, provocative
Two women lie on the beach making small talk that curdles fast — one recounts a troubling sexual encounter while the other keeps prodding at whether men hate women. Arnow's deadpan absurdism dressed as casual conversation.
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The scouts
Beach towel, sunscreen, and a knife. Arnow can make a polite question feel like a hostage situation.
Cloudflare blocked the page; with only a comedy-drama tag and a title to go on, I'll defer judgment rather than invent it.
Cloudflare blocked the page, but Joanna Arnow staging a confrontation about misogyny as flat sun-bleached beach chatter — her deadpan absurdism dressed as casual conversation is a register she owns.
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casually wades into deeply uncomfortable waters with a fearless sense of humor