Official Trailer for ‘I Used to be Funny’ Dramedy with Rachel Sennott
by Alex Billington
April 11, 2024
Source: YouTube
“I’m worried that you’re still not leaving the house.” “I showered today…” Utopia has revealed the official trailer for an indie dark comedy titled I Used to be Funny, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Ally Pankiw. This premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and played at the Woodstock, Nashville, Calgary, and Stockholm Film Festivals as well. The film is about Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, who weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. “Writer / director Ally Pankiw’s debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.” Starring Rachel Sennott as Sam, with Olga Pesta, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, and Ennis Esmer. This seems a bit odd and off-beat, due to the weight of all these emotions it’s trying to address in this story. Have a look.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Ally Pankiw’s I Used to be Funny, direct from YouTube:
I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teen’s sudden disappearance. I Used to be Funny is written and directed by American indie filmmaker Ally Pankiw, making her feature directorial debut after many other short films and music videos previously. Produced by Jason Aita, Breann Smordin, and James Weyman. This initially premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year. Utopia will debut Pankiw’s I Used to be Funny in select US theaters on June 7th, 2024, then on VOD starting June 18th this summer. Intrigued?
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