Directed by:
Fernando AndrésCinematography:
Fernando AndrésComposer:
Austin WeberCast:
Jacob Roberts, David Treviño, Ezekiel Goodman, Sarah J. Bartholomew, Temple Baker, Frank Mosley, Kristin Slaysman, Macon Blair, Lorelei Linklater, Molly Edelman, Kayla Galang, Grant Conversano (more)Plots(1)
Ben and Jordan, nomadic Gen Z best friends from Texas, are enjoying their scrappy days in New York City together and are quickly getting comfortable with the idea of permanently relocating there to pursue a life and career in the Big Apple. Those plans are quickly botched, however, when an outrageous indiscretion from Ben causes both of them to be kicked out of the friends’ apartment they were staying at — prompting them to fly back to Austin, where Jordan’s girlfriend Anna takes them in. Unfortunately for Ben and Jordan, Anna’s generosity is short-lived. One drunken evening, both friends make a pact: to treat this meandering “couch surfing” lifestyle as a social experiment and aim to take advantage of their friends’ hospitality to live an entire year without paying rent. Their quixotic plan, however, all too soon reveals itself to be a bit untenable… Fernando Andres returns with this breezy and light-on-its-feet comedy that effectively explores queer male friendship with thoughtful, emotional resonance and a raw vulnerability with its characters. Under Andres’ confident direction, Rent Free foregrounds complicated characters (self-centered and endearing in equal measure) with effortless humor and sharp comedic timing. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Sarah J. Bartholomew
Best movies:
Look Both Ways (2022)
Alien Convergence (2017)
Temple Baker
Best movies:
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Frank Mosley
Best movies:
Thunder Road (2018)
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Taurus (2022)
Kristin Slaysman
Best movies:
Deuce of Spades (2011)
La La Land (2016)
Miss Stevens (2016)
Macon Blair
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
The Florida Project (2017)
Gold (2016)
Lorelei Linklater
Mexico
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Waking Life (2001)
Bomb City (2017)