By Design

By Design opens with a premise that immediately establishes conflict and forward momentum: A woman (Juliette Lewis) swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a... From there, the film appears to widen that setup into a broader comedy, drama, sci-fi story where each new development adds pressure, complicates the choices facing the central characters, and raises the question of how far they are willing to go to protect what matters to them or survive what is coming next. That allows the narrative to build tension through both action and motive, using secrecy, fear, loyalty, ambition, guilt, and misunderstanding to keep the conflict moving while making the consequences feel personal rather than abstract. With a woman (Juliette Lewis) swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair in a surreal, deadpan comedy from director Amanda Kramer. as part of its foundation, the material also seems shaped to balance pace with atmosphere, using its english-language setting and 1h 32m frame to deliver a fuller arc about vulnerability, consequence, and the cost of trying to stay ahead of events that keep becoming more dangerous and difficult to control.

Production Co

Smudge Films, Cold Iron Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Original Language

English

Runtime

1h 32m