Ed lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for a big change...but will he ever find love again? He loves his new job studying the genetics of different strains of rice. Then Ed meets Lee, a quirky singer. She's just what Ed thinks he's looking for, and she's available...or is she?
Acting
Matt Ross commits fully to Ed's deadpan desperation.
Writing
Rice genetics as romantic metaphor actually kinda works?
Director
John C. Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was John C. Walsh's directorial debut, shot on a shoestring budget during the peak of 90s indie rom-com fever.
The film captures a specific moment in NYC history—pre-gentrified East Village, when struggling artists could actually afford to live there and rice research seemed like a viable career.
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