Stroke of Genius

Stroke of Genius

Stroke of Genius

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Stroke of Genius

2025

0h 12m

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Comedy

Overview

STROKE OF GENIUS juxtaposes the calm and emptiness of a morning spent waiting for a letter, where ostensibly little to nothing happens, with the turmoil on a cosmic scale caused by the waiting man's existential ambivalence about his legacy and purpose.

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6 featured cast members

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Maxim Baldry

Maxim Baldry

Avery Thomas

Tim Key

Tim Key

Narrator (voice)

Jacqueline Rose

Dancer Friend

Johanna Adde Dahl

Johanna Adde Dahl

Street Friend

Joel Stern

Finance Bro Friend

Kiana Wu

Tabitha Scott

Creative team

Directed by: Karel van Bellingen
Written by: Charlie Brafman
Produced by: Karel van Bellingen

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