Sometimes I Think About Dying

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Despite Fran’s frequent contemplation of death, often in rather imaginative scenarios, she decides to attempt a date with Robert, her new colleague, whose arrival adds a touch of novelty to her otherwise banal office life. Just because there's chemistry between them doesn't necessarily make it an easy task for her to break free from the safety of her introverted shell. Yet, who said that a film openly addressing emotional and social isolation can’t simultaneously become an unexpectedly warm and sincere romantic comedy, defying all the conventions of the genre? In the most obscure and uneventful corner of Oregon, anything is possible, especially when it stars the wonderfully melancholic Daisy Ridley (known as Rey from the latest Star Wars trilogy) and is guided by the empathetic gaze of Rachel Lambert.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Rachel Lambert

Script: Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, Katy Wright-Mead

Cinematography: Dustin Lane

Editing: Ryan Kendrick

Sound: Russell Mehringer/JT Dekker, Brian Mazzola

Music: Dabney Morris

Actors: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Meg Stalter

Production: Saks Picture Company, Point Productions, Mirror Image Films

Producers: Alex Saks, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, Dori Rath, Daisy Ridley

Co-production: Saks Picture Company

Co-producers: Mariela Villa, Kyle Eaton, Steven Weisman

Costumes: Jordan Hamilton

Production Design: Daniel Maughiman

Format: DCP

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 93'

Rachel Lambert

Rachel Lambert is a writer-director whose debut feature, In the Radiant City, premiered at rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival. She received her BFA from Boston University with further study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.