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Protozoa

Protozoa

★ 5.9/10•1993•25m•Drama

Darren Aronofsky’s AFI short opens with angry slacker Dave sitting in a dreary, empty junkyard. Dave stares into space, sips beer, and beats the hell out of a cracked guitar. We quickly realize the emptiness of the dump parallels the emptiness of Dave’s life which consists of smoking weed, staring at television screens and watching school children. Dave’s friend Pete is shortly introduced, along with their friend, Ari, who despite calling her pals losers, doesn’t seem to accomplishing much herself. These three are going nowhere fast. They’re the amoebas of life… protozoa….

Darren Aronofsky · Director

Darren Aronofsky · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1993

Actors

Michael Bonitatis

Dave

Damon Whitaker

Pete

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Ari

Ariel Zablozki

Blue

Lang Yun

Grandma

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