Screenwriters: Fernando Andrés, Tyler Rugh

Producers: Jacob Roberts, Temple Baker, Fernando Andrés

Best friends since childhood, Ben and Jordan are two young men living in a rapidly changing Austin, where they navigate low-paying jobs, fraught relationships, and their own emotionally codependent friendship. When they suddenly lose their apartment, they come up with a last-ditch plan to spend the rest of the year “rent free”. They set out on a tragicomic journey across the couches, floors and guest rooms of their friends while desperately trying to save up enough money to leave behind a city they no longer recognize and flee for the promised land of New York City. Made with a satirical bent and an ensemble cast, RENT FREE is a high-anxiety comedy about a generation on the edge, as well as a poignant exploration of male friendship and a city in flux.

Mejores amigos desde la infancia, Ben y Jordan son dos jóvenes que viven en un Austin que cambia rápidamente, donde viven trabajos mal pagados, relaciones tensas y una amistad emocionalmente codependiente. Cuando de repente pierden su apartamento, se les ocurre un último plan para pasar el resto del año “sin pagar alquiler”. Emprenden un tragicómico viaje por los sofás, pisos y habitaciones de sus amigos mientras intentan desesperadamente ahorrar suficiente dinero para huir hacia la tierra prometida de la ciudad de Nueva York. Filmada con un espíritu satírico y un elenco coral, Rent Free es una comedia sobre una generación al límite, así como una conmovedora exploración sobre la amistad masculina y una ciudad en constante cambio.

*This feature film will be preceded by the short “ILY Bye”

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