Never the Machine Forever




Feature Film – 122 minutes – Dark Comedy/Character-Driven Thriller

Logline:
A restless twenty-six-year-old process server navigates the absurd and dangerous underbelly of the city, delivering court papers to eccentric, hostile, and unpredictable clients, all while confronting the chaotic legacy of her family and her own existential angst.

Synopsis:
Yorick, recently unemployed and living with her mother, reluctantly takes on a job as a process server. This task quickly turns into a gauntlet of chaotic encounters with aggressive dogs, sovereign citizens, hoarders, and eccentric locals. Each delivery becomes a high-stakes game of strategy, improvisation, and survival, blending dark comedy with absurdly tense scenarios.

Amid the bizarre, often dangerous residents she must confront, Yorick also grapples with memories of her past, her uncle’s colorful life, and her own insecurities about purpose, adulthood, and independence. The film explores the collision between the surreal absurdity of her job and the introspective chaos of her inner life, using humor as both a shield and a lens on the strangeness of modern existence.

Tone & Style:


Tone: Dark comedy meets absurdist thriller; sharp, sardonic humor contrasts with tense, unpredictable encounters.

Structure: Episodic delivery attempts punctuated with surreal, introspective interludes, blending realism with heightened comedy.


Themes:

Adulting, restlessness, and finding purpose
Absurdity and danger in everyday bureaucracy
Family dynamics and generational legacy
Humor as a coping mechanism in surreal environments




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