Bad at Dancing

Bad at Dancing

2015 · 11 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Comedy

A perpetual third wheel and awkward outsider, Joanna increasingly inserts herself into the relationship of her more charismatic roommate Isabel. The two women test each other's sexual and emotional boundaries in this surreal manifestation of jealous rivalry.

Directed by Joanna Arnow · Written by Joanna Arnow

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