Watch Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, Lennie James and more in the trailer for Andrew Bujalski’s There There

Jason Schwartzman in THERE THERE, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo credit: Matthias Grunksy. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

Acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Bujalski (Support the Girls, Computer Chess) explores the precarious nature of human connection in There There, a round-robin of emotional two-character vignettes in which seven people reach out and bond momentarily, setting the scene for the next encounter. A pair of new lovers, an alcoholic and her AA sponsor, a teacher and a parent, a lawyer and his client, and more move from scene to scene, revealing intimate details as they forge connections.

Via a groundbreaking shooting process, Bujalski plays with ideas of isolation and perception by filming each actor individually in separate locations, only joining them to their partner’s performance in the edit.

The film stars Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, Lennie James, Molly Gordon, Annie La Ganga and Avi Nash.

Magnolia Pictures will release THERE THERE in theaters and on demand November 18, 2022.