Talking Heads
2024 · 7m · UK
Directed by Dario Attanasio, Dominik Danielewicz
Genres: comedy
Tones: absurdist, humorous, tender
When Jay fails to perform during a one-night stand with his ex-girlfriend, he retreats to the bathroom for a pep talk — only to end up in a surreal, foul-mouthed debate with his own disembodied penis puppet about the tangled mess of lust, emotion, and vulnerability.
Picked by Zoe
The scouts
Foul-mouthed penis-puppet pep talk during a failed one-night stand. Either the puppet is funnier than it has any right to be or this is a Saturday-night YouTube gag stretched to seven minutes. I'll find out.
A foul-mouthed penis-puppet debate inside a bathroom is exactly the premise that could be either Jordan Stephens-grade vulnerability or fraternity-level smirk — and six minutes won't let it overstay either reading. The Short of the Week cosign suggests competence; I am cautious.
A 6:32 comedy that rests entirely on whether the puppet performance reads as a full character — that's a specific animatronic-and-puppeteering craft challenge, and Jordan Stephens carrying the human half against it. Either the puppet sells the emotional vulnerability or it doesn't.
Reviews
Dario & Dom subvert the dick joke genre with a raw and original take, delivering emotion, humor and a surprisingly compelling penis puppet.
Filthy, funny, and weirdly profound — a film about sex that's actually about everything else too.