Little Death (film)

Little Death is a 2024 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jack Begert in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Begert and Dani Goffstein. It stars David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffmann, Karl Glusman, Dominic Fike, Talia Ryder, Jena Malone and Sante Bentivoglio. Darren Aronofsky serves as a producer under his Protozoa Pictures banner.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024 and won the NEXT Innovator Award.

Premise
The life of a bitter and misogynistic TV writer intersects with the story of two addicts on an odyssey trying to find a stolen backpack.

Cast

 * David Schwimmer as Martin Solomon
 * Gaby Hoffmann as Martin 2.0
 * Dominic Fike as AJ
 * Talia Ryder as Karla
 * Jena Malone as Jessica
 * Sante Bentivoglio as Greg
 * Karl Glusman as Grady
 * Chase Sui Wonders as Tilly
 * Angela Sarafyan as Record Store Woman
 * Travis Bennett as Brian
 * Fred Melamed as Augustus
 * Seth Green as David
 * Ben Feldman as Jayson

Production
In July 2022, it was announced David Schwimmer, Dominic Fike and Talia Ryder had joined the cast of the film, with Jack Begert making his directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote alongside Dani Goffstein, and Darren Aronofsky set to produce under his Protozoa Pictures banner, alongside Sam Canter of Psycho Films and Andy Cohen of AC Films, his first venture into narrative film from documentary.

Release
Little Death premiered in the Next section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.