I Used to Be Funny

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Brianna Miller) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

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I Used to Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teen’s sudden disappearance. Writer/director Ally Pankiw’s debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.

directed by: Ally Pankiw
starring: Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Caleb Hearon, Sabrina Jalees, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind
2023 / 106 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0, 5.1

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