Lethargy

The read

It runs a compact 7m.

Synopsis

An early high-school short by Josh Safdie and David Gelb, Lethargy follows a drifting New York teenager—shot in black-and-white with color dream bursts—whose path crosses a park-bench “animal therapist” (a cameo by Robert Downey Jr.) and other fleeting figures, including Edward Burns, in a wry, post-modern sketch of youthful inertia.

Ratings

Key crew

• David GelbWriter
• David GelbDirector
• Josh SafdieWriter
• Josh SafdieDirector

Cast

• Robert Downey Jr.Animal Therapist
• Edward BurnsStore Clerk
• David GelbPrometheus

Themes