Existentiality

Existentiality

Do you ever wonder why you're here?

2021 · 4 min · Drama

Two friends, plagued by bouts of 'existentiality', begin to doubt their existence and spiral into trying to find what life is truly about.

Directed by Sasha Myshkina · Written by Sasha Myshkina

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