The Puffy Chair

Jay Duplass
USA
2005

You want me to be this dude. And I’m not.

85", 35mm
Color, English

about the film

Josh like to be on time. He likes to save money. And he likes to dominate the small things in his world. Rhett likes to film lizards in the bushes outside his apartment and talk at length about honesty and bad mojo and how they feed off your energy. Emily’s favorite movie is Sleepless in Seattle and she likes to make sweeping statements about the essence of marriage. Josh and Emily have been dating for three years. Rhett is his younger brother. Josh’s life is pretty much in the toilet. He’s a failed NYC indie rocker, and a failing booking agent. But he finds the potential of a small victory in a really bad idea. He decides to purchase a 1985 Lazy Boy on eBay, just like the one his dad had when Josh was a kid. He’ll drive cross-country for the chair, staying with Emily at his brother’s house on the way, and deliver it to his father as a surprise birthday gift. When Rhett ends up coming along for the ride, it’s three people and a giant purple puffy chair in a too-small van... Funny, endearing and intelligent, The Puffy Chair has been heralded as part of a new wave of American indie filmmaking. Much like Mutual Appreciation, shown at !f 2006, it looks for the answers to big questions about life and love in the details, and wins you over with its total honesty.

about the director

Born in 1973 in New Orleans, Jay Duplass studied film at the University of Texas. In 2002, he and his brother Mark shot a short film called This is John, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. That was followed by two more short films in 2004 and 2005. The Puffy Chair was co-written by the Duplass Brothers and is Jay Duplass’ feature film debut.

awards

2005 Sundance Film Festival
Edinburgh Film Festival: Best of the Fest Award
South by Southwest Film Festival: Audience Award
2006 Independent Spirit: Award Nomination

screenings

February 17 Sunday, 3:30 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 19 Tuesday, 10:00 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 22 Friday, 10:00 PM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 28 Thursday, 9:45 PM AFM CEPA Ankara 4

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