Serious People

A successful music video director and expectant father pushes his work-life balance to the extreme as he hires a doppelgänger to work in his stead in this kooky, doc-fiction hybrid that explores what it means to be a “director”, a parent, and the replaceability of people in clout-heavy Los Angeles.

Successful music video director Pasqual Gutierrez is faced with a dilemma on the due date of his first born child: a conflicting job offer for his biggest video yet. Frustrated with his poor work/life balance, Gutierrez casts a doppelgänger named Miguel to take over his work duties. But as Pasqual starts to spend more time with Miguel to teach him how to step into his new role, his relationships and work suffer, ending with a disastrous music video shoot.