The Misconceived

The Misconceived
by James N. Kienitz Wilkins
2026, USA, 89 minutes, English

Tyler, a failed filmmaker and single father, takes a job renovating a dream house in the countryside. The house belongs to an old college friend, Tobin, now a successful sculptor. Tyler's past as a filmmaker keeps surfacing in conversations among the workers - and eventually in the film itself, building toward a confrontation that threatens the last remnants of his self-image.

Kienitz Wilkins built the entire film world inside a game engine (Unreal Engine), using motion capture, royalty-free music, and footage from online image banks. The result is a social satire about work, class, and the art world, full of jargon and wordplay, that doesn't shy away from discomfort.

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