THE FACE
Directed by
Adam Foster Jacobs
Thesis for the American Film Institute.
ERT: 14min. The Undefeated Indie Wrestling Champion Billy America (Benjamin Arthur), an over-the-hill husk of a man, is told by the league’s promoter to throw a match – for the very first time – to an outsider: crass Gen Z streamer Kid Youngboy (David Snyder). As the two compete for attention and glory, Billy’s star-spangled ego spirals out of control...