Ugly Cry

When Delaney's boyfriend leaves town to shoot a splashy zombie movie, she becomes obsessed with a character she’s auditioning for after she learns the producers think she has an "ugly cry." But when she tries to make her cry prettier, her performance suffers. Can she contort herself, and her face, to have the perfect cry? Her attempts to change herself cause Young Delaney to haunt her, catapulting present day Delaney deeper down the rabbit hole. She isolates herself and grows increasingly delusional, and interested in physical fixes to her acting problem. How can she make the world see her as she sees herself? How can she become and become and become? She will become famous. Or die trying.

Director

Emily Robinson

Written by

Emily Robinson

Produced by

Emily Robinson, Jolene Mendes, Pablo Feldman

Composer

Sóley

Cinematographer

Brody S. Anderson

Editor

Patrick Lawrence

Studios

Neon Heart Productions, More Avenue, Campbell Capital

Origin country

United States

Production countries

United States, Trinidad & Tobago

Runtime

1h 34m

Language

en

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