Laughter Club

A quiet, uncomfortable meta-documentary that blurs exploitation and therapy, leaving you uneasy but moved by its raw emotional honesty.

Directed by

Adam Ciancio

Starring

Thomas Banks, Yiana Pandelis

Overview

A staged fictional documentary about people with physical disabilities who work in an alternative job. The documentary focuses on Oscar, an editor with cerebral palsy. When Oscar is shown a rough edit of the documentary by the director, Rachel, he becomes upset with the film’s exploitative nature, but when she shows him a scene at his laughter clubtherapy, he is able to finally share his conflicting feelings of his estranged mother’s battle with cancer.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, family, media, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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