Anna Torzullo

Through forty interconnected vignettes, Human Theories is a comedic kaleidoscope exploring how people try, and often fail, to connect with one another in this weird world. Filmed over a year on location in New York City with a diverse ensemble cast of over 50 actors and non-actors, the film is an experimental love letter to the awkward struggle of modern city living.

A group of friends go on a boat outing to witness an unprecedented natural phenomenon. Maggie joins a new group of friends (Steph, Steven, Anna, and James) for a boat day. After they are left on an isolated beach, Maggie learns that today is the day that the sun is predicted change color. Maggies tries to hide her nerves about this unprecedented solar event while also managing her social anxiety around a new group. When the sun is about to change color, Steven reveals that there is a 10% chance of mortality. Maggie has a panic attack and faints; the rest of the group goes haywire. Suddenly, a beautiful pink hue is cast upon the group. Everything is fine. Maggie wakes up to find her new friends dead. She freaks out, then realizes it's just an awful prank. What a perfect day!

Two Brooklyn filmmakers make a personal documentary about playing the lottery. Stephanie Ibarra and Anna Torzullo direct and star in “Fortuna,” a satirical portrait that follows the friends and co-directors as they reckon with the possibility of becoming millionaires.