What Do You Want?

What Do You Want?

2024 · 16 min

Two women try to understand what the other wants. Behind the scenes, their actresses try to understand what the director wants. Their director tries to understand what the actresses want. A playful and thought-provoking exercise in meta-filmmaking, exploring how an intonation, angle or glance can alter intention.

Directed by Penny McGovern · Written by Penny McGovern

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