Archive - Festival 41

While there’s a cynicism that clearly comes from someone who has done his time in both Los Angeles and the industry, it’s ultimately about something more human, and more unsettling, than just Hollywood. There are, after all, lurkers everywhere.

The Guardian
  • Archive - Festival 41
  • Director: Alex Russell
  • USA, Italy 2025
  • 100 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

When twenty-something Los Angeles retail clerk and loner Matthew encounters rising pop star Oliver, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But staying there isn't easy. With an entire entourage vying for attention, Matthew must prove himself to Oliver as more than just a follower. As their bond grows strained and mainstream fame appears within reach, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

Alex Russell’s irresistible psychological thriller captures the whirlwind rush of stardom and the unsettling chill of obsession. A writer/producer on the award-winning series The Bear and Beef, Russell pops the fame bubble and exposes the nature of L.A.’s music scene.

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  • Director Alex Russell
  • Production Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Galen Core, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe, Olmo Schnabel, Marc Marrie, Francesco Melzi D’Eril
  • Script Alex Russell
  • Cinematography Pat Scola
  • Editing David Kashevaroff
  • Music Kenneth Blume
  • Festivals Sundance, Berlin
  • Actors Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Zack Fox, Daniel Zolghadri
  • Source Tulip Entertainment