It Was Sometimes Like This

A young man arrives from Europe and spends his days with his sister in an apartment in the Once neighbourhood. While he gets used to his new life, he secretly dreams about the possibility that the cashier from the Chinese supermarket has some kind of interest in him.

Interwoven fragments of one day in the filmmaker's childhood.

An anxious young man convinces himself he may be dying after experiencing mysterious symptoms of panic. While looking for an anonymous outlet for his fears, he finds support in an unlikely place. I'M REALLY SCARED I'M DYING TBH is a silent film with a score recorded live at MAMA FARM in Bellport, New York in July 2024.