Flypaper

• Mystery
• Comedy
• Crime

A tightly-contained, darkly comedic crime film unfolds within the confines of a local bank as a mundane request for change spirals into a chaotic, overlapping hostage situation. Tripp, a man nursing a quiet infatuation with a bank teller, finds himself unexpectedly positioned between two wildly different groups of robbers – a pair of inept amateurs and a coldly professional crew – forcing him to navigate a bizarre, escalating series of bluffs and double-crosses. The film’s distinctive energy stems not from action set-pieces, but from the claustrophobic tension and increasingly absurd attempts to maintain order amidst the unfolding mayhem, punctuated by a surprisingly poignant undercurrent of unrequited affection. It’s a uniquely breathless and sardonic exploration of desperation and chance encounters, less a heist film and more a pressure cooker of escalating social awkwardness masking escalating danger.