Charlie

A man who has failed in love and continually destroyed the lives of the people he loves most embarks on an emotional journey to discover where he went wrong.

After seeing another man's car parked in his driveway, Charlie becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair. Determined to discover the truth behind the stranger he has transformed into, he seeks out his ex-girlfriend and enters a disastrous confrontation with his best friend. As Charlie's journey sends him reeling through the streets, he sets out in search of a stranger in hopes of making some kind of emotional connection.

Reviews

"Charlie is a Marlon Brando character in a John Cassavetes Movie and D.J. Mendel plays him with a touch of poetry. It has gusts and soul." - Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times

"It's enough to renew your faith in the future of cinema." - V.A. Musetto, NY Post

A rich and moving tangle of emotional schizophrania." - Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

"It's hard to take your eyes off Mendel's ominous, ready-to-explode presence." - New York Magazine