I Saw the TV Glow w/ director Jane Schoenbrun

If you haven't seen director Jane Schoenbrun's 2022 film, We're All Going to the World's Fair, stop what you're doing and do that now. Or wait until 3 am and watch it. A mesmerizing experience, Schoenbrun utilizes pandemic-era Zoom filmmaking with “creepypasta” antirealism, creating both a story and a world that feels almost too delicate to even look at. Her next feature, I Saw the TV Glow, is set to be another instant classic in sincere weirdness. The movie stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as two teenage friends who share an obsession with a supernatural, 90s-esque television show, only to realize that it might be more than just a show. The film premiered in the coveted Midnight section at the Sundance Film Festival and also blew the roof off its screenings at the Berlin International Film Festival and South by Southwest, making it one of the most anticipated independent films of the year.

I Saw the TV Glow, with a special Q+A with director Jane Schoenbrun, screens on May 17 at Upstate Films Starr Cinema.