Epidemic of Loneliness

Three episodes of the unfinished series commissioned by the now-defunct Corporation for Public Broadcasting, examining how and why people fail to make meaningful connections in the early 21st century. Hosted by amateur filmmaker Kurtis Matthew Russell who was given a budget of 5 dollars.

Cast

Jesse Rapapapapaport

as Jesse

Miranda Anapol

as Miranda

Nash Aatlo

as Fred

Katie J. Kell

as Katie

Ismet Prčić

as Izzy

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