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Cast

Michael Bonitatis

Michael Bonitatis

Dave

Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

Pete

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Ari

Ariel Zablozki

Ariel Zablozki

Blue

Lang Yun

Lang Yun

Grandma

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Jayne Marie Kehoe

Jayne Marie Kehoe

Wardrobe Supervisor

Eric Watson

Eric Watson

Producer

John Wolfenden

John Wolfenden

Editor

Patrick Sherman

Patrick Sherman

Production Design

Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky

Director

Joshua Liberman

Joshua Liberman

Electrician

Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky

Screenplay

Michael Pollack

Michael Pollack

Music

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

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Bryan Felty

Bryan Felty

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Allen Daviau

Allen Daviau

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Matthew Libatique

Matthew Libatique

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Protozoa

19935.0 / 1022 min
Drama

Overview

Darren Aronofsky’s AFI short opens with angry slacker Dave sitting in a dreary, empty junkyard. Dave stares into space, sips beer, and beats the hell out of a cracked guitar. We quickly realize the emptiness of the dump parallels the emptiness of Dave’s life which consists of smoking weed, staring at television screens and watching school children. Dave’s friend Pete is shortly introduced, along with their friend, Ari, who despite calling her pals losers, doesn’t seem to accomplishing much herself. These three are going nowhere fast. They’re the amoebas of life… protozoa….