(The Ralph Handel Story)

Content: Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned-down office worker who spends his nights bombing on the open-mic circuit. Staged as cinéma vérité that edges into performance art—Safdie performed the disastrous sets in real clubs—the film channels Andy Kaufman’s anti-comedy and the self-reflexive diary mode of David Holzman’s Diary to sketch a sly portrait of a life quietly coming undone.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Comedy

Runtime:

15 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Benny Safdie

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Production companies:

Red Bucket Films

Actors:

Ralph Handel

The Director (voice)

The Boss (voice)

Crews:

Director

Director

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Editor