''Sorry, Thanks'' (2009) is an independent feature film directed and written by filmmaker Dia Sokol, who previously produced '' Mutual Appreciation'' and the

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''. ''Sorry, Thanks'' premiered at the 2009

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(SXSW) film festival in the Emerging Visions category, and was shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October 2009.

Plot summary

An ensemble comedy, the plot begins when Kira, reeling from a brutal break-up, sleeps with Max, a charming but disheveled wreck already committed to longtime girlfriend Sara. Max becomes obsessed, mostly with Kira, but vaguely with his curious lack of conscience as well. Kira, fighting to win a job she hates and running aimless romantic loops, faces the precarious double challenge of choosing a next step and charting a course back to sanity.

Production

''Sorry, Thanks'' was shot entirely on location in San Francisco's Mission District in the fall of 2007. The film is built on idiosyncratic performances from 30 mostly nonprofessional actors, cast locally in San Francisco, with the exception of

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and Andrew Bujalski.

External links

* * 2009 comedy films 2009 films American comedy films Films shot in California Mission District, San Francisco American independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub