PINCUS focuses on the relationship between Paul, a man with Parkinson’s disease, and his son Pincus who reluctantly cares for his ailing father. Pincus struggles to transcend the drudgery of his daily life by escaping into drugs, mystical experiences and the companionship of his sole employee, Dietmar, a German construction worker living in the U.S. illegally. Soon Pincus meets Anna, a yoga instructor, who he courts under the guise of looking for alternative therapies for his father. When Dietmar mysteriously disappears, Pincus, Paul and Anna embark on a search for him which leads to unexpected places.
This semi-autobiographical film blurs the line between fiction and documentary, nesting documentary footage in the fictional story. The cast is comprised almost entirely of non-actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The father is played by my real life father, Paul Fenster, who has been living with Parkinson’s disease for over 13 years. The exception is Pincus, played by actor David Nordstrom who I collaborated with on my last feature TRONA. The film is shot entirely on location in my hometown, Miami, Florida, and I’m hoping to convey the strange beauty and mystery of a city that is often stereotyped in film and television.
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PINCUS
PINCUS focuses on the relationship between Paul, a man with Parkinson’s disease, and his son Pincus who reluctantly cares for his ailing father. Pincus struggles to transcend the drudgery of his daily life by escaping into drugs, mystical experiences and the companionship of his sole employee, Dietmar, a German construction worker living in the U.S. illegally. Soon Pincus meets Anna, a yoga instructor, who he courts under the guise of looking for alternative therapies for his father. When Dietmar mysteriously disappears, Pincus, Paul and Anna embark on a search for him which leads to unexpected places.
This semi-autobiographical film blurs the line between fiction and documentary, nesting documentary footage in the fictional story. The cast is comprised almost entirely of non-actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The father is played by my real life father, Paul Fenster, who has been living with Parkinson’s disease for over 13 years. The exception is Pincus, played by actor David Nordstrom who I collaborated with on my last feature TRONA. The film is shot entirely on location in my hometown, Miami, Florida, and I’m hoping to convey the strange beauty and mystery of a city that is often stereotyped in film and television.