Indie and Sundance hit comedy, Serious People, written and produced by Pasqual Gutierrez & Ben Mullinkosson, starring Gutierrez, Christine Yuan, RJ Sanchez, and Miguel Huerta, is set to hit theaters on November 14th and on VOD on December 16th.
Successful Music Video director Pasqual Gutierrez is faced with a dilemma on the due date of his firstborn child: a job offer for his biggest video yet. Frustrated with his poor work/life balance, Gutierrez casts a doppelgänger named Miguel to take over his work duties in his director duo Cliqua as he prepares to take an extended paternity leave. But as Pasqual starts to spend more time with Miguel to teach him how to step into this new role, Pasqual’s relationship and his work suffer, ending with a disastrous music video shoot. SERIOUS PEOPLE explores what it means to be a “director,” a parent, and the replaceability of people in clout-heavy Los Angeles.