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Exhaustion Lines

A sleep deprived drifter looks for a place to get some shuteye after narrowly avoiding a car crash, but every hotel is booked, overnight parking is restricted, and people just keep telling him he needs to move his car.

  • Parker Salenfriend
    Director
  • Parker Salenfriend
    Writer
  • Katy Cleminson
    Producer
  • Parker Salenfriend
    Producer
  • Jayden Maree
    Key Cast
    "Commuter"
  • Ryan Harrison
    Key Cast
    "Security Guard"
  • Santeon Brown
    Key Cast
    "Mover"
  • Gabe Vachon
    Key Cast
    "Old Man"
  • Victor Yuan
    Key Cast
    "Drunk"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Dark Comedy, Noir
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Parker Salenfriend

My name is Parker Salenfriend, I'm a filmmaker and independent film enthusiast.

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Director Statement

"Exhaustion Lines" is an absurdist comedy film about the ridiculous things that waste a young man's time over one long night.

Our hero, credited simply as "Commuter," wants to take a break from his drive and get a good night's sleep. He has a variety of outrageous interactions with a diverse cast of characters who all seem to be dealing with the same issue.

As more and more obstacles get in the way of his hopes of getting any sleep, we start to get a sense of how the silly and trivial problems all of these people are experiencing are symptomatic of something of the world we live in that is bigger and more difficult to address.

This story is told with a minimalistic approach to its dramaturgy, attempting to evoke the heritage of American independent road movies like that of Monte Hellman and Jim Jarmusch. It aims to abstract and exaggerate the way in which we live our daily lives.

Beyond this film, I'd like to continue to make movies about the absurdity that can be found in the mundane, as part of an ongoing artistic effort to make sense of the times in my own life that have been a bit more difficult to process or interpret.