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Armchair Homosapien

A one-man, multi-cam, stand-up comedy retrospectacle by Luke Bechtel.

  • Luke Bechtel
    Director
  • Luke Bechtel
    Writer
  • Luke Bechtel
    Key Cast
  • Luke Bechtel
    Editor
  • Matthew Donald
    Camera Operator
  • Carter Ward
    Original Score by
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedy
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 10, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, VHS-C
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - DePaul University
Director Biography - Luke Bechtel

Luke Bechtel is a filmmaker living and working in Chicago, Illinois. He is a recent graduate of DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts and is currently seeking full-time employment in post-production.

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Director Statement

"I haven't been feeling very well lately. Not really well at all actually... I've actually been doing really poorly..."

I was on a stand-up stage in front of about 100 people a few weeks ago and I really tried to drag out the above quotation as long as I could. "No, like actually, I haven't been feeling well about myself at all recently. Like it's actually really bad." And then you just soak in the awkwardness. I always internally cracked up at the idea of standing up there and, instead of telling jokes, just started opening up about how poorly your life was going. After I thought about it a little more, I figured, why does it even have to happen on a stage? The idea for "Armchair Homosapien" came just about that quickly. It was as simple as taking my stand-up set to the street and seeing how people reacted. I have no grand agenda with this film except to make people laugh - if I've made it that far, I consider it a success.

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