Tapeworm

A tenuously linked group of nobodies trudge through their woeful existence in dreary Winnipeg. A sickly middle-aged man in a failing marriage, a stand-up comedian whose sets are met by utter indifference, a stoner couple who share only trivial exchanges, and a young loner unsympathetic to his caring mother are all detached from their surroundings and the people around them. If, as Chaplin said, "life is a tragedy when seen in close-up but a comedy in long-shot," then here it is in medium. (Slamdance Film Festival)