Funny Pages 2022

Movie · 86 min · English · May 24, 2022

Black comedy Coming-of-age comedy Independent

Directed by Owen KlineWritten by Owen Kline

Starring Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia, Josh Pais

Funny Pages is a 2022 American coming-of-age black comedy film. It was written, directed, and edited by Owen Kline and produced by the Safdie brothers. The movie features Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia, and Josh Pais in starring roles. Filming took place using Super 16 mm film stock.

The film made its debut at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival before opening in the United States on August 26, 2022. Critics responded favorably to the release. The New York Times, BFI Sight and Sound, and other outlets included it among their Best Films of 2022. Additionally, it earned recognition as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of that year from the National Board of Review.

The narrative follows a 17-year-old cartoonist named Robert who departs his home after his mentor's passing. He relocates to a Trenton, New Jersey basement apartment where he encounters Wallace, a possibly mentally unbalanced former cartoonist.