APPINESS
Directed By: Eli Batalion (First Feature Film) /
82 Minutes
Canada /
2018 /
English
Fiction / Comedy; Coming of age; Other
Territory Rights: WORLD-WIDE
Exhibition Format: Prores/QT
Option for Live Appearance: Guest
Name of guest: Eli Batalion
Role of guest: Speaker/Presenter - Indie Filmmaking (see https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/events/PP77429)
Synopsis
LOGLINE
When Eric and Raj, old high school buds, try to build the next great app and become billionaires – they don’t.
SYNOPSIS
When ERIC NEWMAN, a shy corporate professional on the cusp of his 30’s, gets laid off out of the blue, a chance meeting with long-lost techie buddy RAJ PATEL leads to scheming on startup billionaire dreams. With the help of a grassroots team led by the multi-talented JEANINE GENET, Eric and Raj may just be on the road to riches, freedom and finding their true calling. But what starts off promising soon turns into a slippery slope of growing sacrifices, leading them to not just question what they should really be doing with their lives, but also, like, how long they have left to live.