This Will Never Work
2025 • 1h 31m • Comedy
Availability
Live Virtual
Available until Dec 31, 2026
Available Worldwide
In-person
Available until Dec 31, 2026
Available Worldwide
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Language
English
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About the film
A Black family comes together to have an intervention for Amanda's drinking problem. They've hired a therapist named Trevor (a white man, not that it matters), written emotional letters, and now they sit and wait for Amanda to arrive. But when she does, Trevor realizes that the family hasn't exactly been honest with him.
Fresh off an award-winning festival run and featuring the best comedic and theater talent in NYC, this film is for anyone who's brought their family to therapy and thought they could win.
"An absolutely brilliant piece of work; likely one of the best films of the year.” - Montage Review
"A non-stop masterpiece… You must experience this film." - Film Dimension
"Hilarious." - Repodcasting
"Had me cry-laughing" - Letterboxd Reviewer
"So freaking funny" - Letterboxd Reviewer
"Dysfunctional family movie 😁😁😁 comfort movie 😁😁😁" - Letterboxd Reviewer
"Honestly probably the best indie comedy I've seen since Bad Shabbos" - Letterboxd Reviewer
Producer
Fernando D. Maldonado
Crew
Marina Tempelsman, Niccolo Aeed, Zak Ray, +6 more
Awards & recognition
Dumbo Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature
San Francisco Indie Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature
Brooklyn Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Calgary International Film Festival
Official Selection
Dances with Films LA
Official Selection
New York Comedy Film Festival
Official Selection
SoHo International Film Festival
Official Selection
San Francisco Black Film Festival
Official Selection
Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week
Feature presentation closing out Nexus Black Arts Week in San Francisco, sponsored by the Museum of the African Diaspora
What people are saying
“An absolutely brilliant piece of work; likely one of the best films of the year.”
Montage Team
“One of the most captivating atmospheres that I've ever come to witness... a 5 out of 5.”
Sal Cento
“Stunning… nothing short of brilliant.”
Kyle Bain
“A non-stop masterpiece. There was no moment where I wasn’t either: 1) Laughing 2) Tearing Up 3) Enthralled in stillness, wanting to know what was going to happen or be said next. …You must experience this film.”
Angie Hung
“Fantastic.”
Cinephile Mike
“Amazing performances from start to finish.”
Jasmine Stells
“Hilarious.”
Lucia Juliao
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