Housesitter

• Comedy
• Romance

A deceptively gentle romantic comedy unravels into a quietly unsettling exploration of identity and societal perception as architect Newton Davis finds his fabricated marriage to a one-night stand, Gwen, taking on a life of its own. The film derives its humor not from slapstick, but from the mounting absurdity of Newton’s passive acceptance of the charade, and the burgeoning affection he develops for a woman he barely knows, built entirely on a foundation of falsehood. This isn’t a story about discovering love, but about the strange comfort and validation found in *being* loved – even if the love is predicated on a lie. The escalating deception forces Newton to confront his own loneliness and the expectations placed upon him by his community, resulting in a strangely heartwarming and bittersweet examination of connection forged through pretense.