High Maintenance

Phillip Van / 09'17 / USA / 2006

Synopsis
Jane and Paul are having their anniversary. Neither of them really seems to be in the mood to celebrate. Conversation has grown stale. Jane tries to be seductive. Paul ignores her. Deeply frustrated, Jane comes to a decision: her marriage needs a serious update. A film about the eternal questions of love in the age of artificial intelligence.

Production Credits
Director: Phillip Van
Writer: Simon Biggs
Producer: Cordula Kablitz-Post
Cinematography: Felix Novo de Oliveira
Editor: Dorothee Bröckelmann
Production: Avanti Media Fiction, Berlinale Talent Campus 2006

Director's Bio
Phillip Van is an award-winning writer/director. His work often explores the surreal in the everyday and the lives of adolescents and outsiders. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired and Pitchfork.