A dickish man-child desperate to save his relationship taunts a stranger on the NYC subway to prove himself in front of his girlfriend, but what he finds funny is no joke to the stranger.

Director’s Vision for ‘Freak’

More often than not, I feel the need to prove myself in order to receive validation from people, even the ones I love. To me, the most validating feeling is a laugh. I always believed that if they laughed everything had to be okay, right?

“Freak” is about someone who desperately thinks that laughter is the solution, but no one finds him funny.

Jay makes jokes that he believes are innocuous, but “low-hanging fruit” tends to be rotten. His off-putting humor quickly traps him in a situation that he can’t seem to get himself out of.

In this way, people like Jay become the joke, something to laugh at rather than laugh with.

This film is a tainted reflection of who Nick and I are; all the negative roles we’ve found ourselves guilty of inhabiting rolled into one film, pending audience approval.