Malls

Malls

A structural romance

2025 · 60 min · Drama, Comedy

Lou and Noodles are consumers. Adrift and empty, they are separate from each other and from the world. Ruled by desire and uncontrollable drives to excess, they spend their solitary hours in spaces both real and unreal. Occasionally, they are in the same part of the mall.

Directed by Daniel Tune · Written by Daniel Tune

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