Vibrations
2023 · 10m · USA
Directed by Taylor Cohan
Genres: comedy, satire, sci-fi
Tones: absurdist, humorous, surreal
A retired CIA agent fakes an alien abduction to escape his conspiracy-theorist family, right as actual aliens show up to cut a deal with President Mellonhead. Plotting is ludicrous on purpose; performances are off-key on purpose.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Fake-abducted CIA dad, real aliens, President Mellonhead — sure, why not. The kind of script you can only make by ignoring every note anyone would give you, which is exactly why I want it.
Taylor Cohan stages a retired CIA agent's fake alien abduction next to a real alien arrival negotiating with President Mellonhead — Mister Lonely's commitment, Tim and Eric's off-key. Hangs together by sheer nerve.
President Mellonhead negotiating human exports to outer space while a retired CIA agent fakes alien abduction to escape his conspiracy-theorist family — Taylor Cohan's ludicrous-on-purpose plotting has a real charm if performances stay off-key.
Reviews
An absurdist sci-fi comedy stuffed with ludicrous plotting, off-key performances, and a child-like silliness.