He just wanted to watch her eat. She just wanted to eat in peace. Dinner is served.
A lonely man’s obsession with an online mukbang livestreamer leads to a tense confrontation with an unsuspecting dinner guest.
Acting
Lawson's controlled panic vs. Straley's queasy desperation.
Direction
Braswell stretches 20 minutes into eternity. No escape.
Writing
Every 'harmless' comment curdles. Dialogue as trap.
Director
Savannah Braswell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Braswell based the screenplay on real parasocial relationship research, specifically how 'supportive' male commenters on women-of-color creators' channels often mask entitlement to access.
The 7-minute single-take dinner scene required 23 attempts. Lawson reportedly threw up from stress after the final take.
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