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Why this pick
Raiff again pairs loose, intimate hangouts with a tender young protagonist and emotionally complicated connection, keeping the humour awkward, the stakes small, and the feeling quietly bruising.
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Why this pick
Raiff again pairs loose, intimate hangouts with a tender young protagonist and emotionally complicated connection, keeping the humour awkward, the stakes small, and the feeling quietly bruising.
Why this pick
Its patient, observant conversations and understated visual precision echo Shithouse’s sensitivity to loneliness, family distance, and the tentative comfort of being understood by a near-stranger.
Why this pick
A chance overnight encounter becomes a gentle, dialogue-led portrait of two people lowering their guard—similarly modest in scale, romantic without forcing a conventional romance.
Why this pick
It shares the messy, funny-sad immediacy of early adulthood and treats romantic uncertainty with unusual warmth, spontaneity, and emotional honesty.
Why this pick
Another one-day connection between wounded young strangers, but with brighter colour and playfulness; its flirtation grows through candid conversation rather than grand gestures.
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01 / THE STORY
A homesick college freshman goes to a party at Shithouse and ends up spending the night with his sophomore RA who's had a shitty day and wants someone to hang out with.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Alex Malmquist

Maggie Hill