Like a mumblecore for invisible disability, The Diabetic follows a lonely and irreverent 30 year old Type 1 Diabetic named Alek who returns to his hometown to re-live his teenage 'glory days.' Upon arrival in suburbia he finds that most of his old friends have moved away, started a family, or simply grown up. Only one person responds to his invitation: Matt, an old acquaintance who has never moved away from the suburbs. Matt represents everything that Alek despises about suburban life; the banal, boring, and uncultured. Unwilling to give up on his nostalgic dreams, Alek parties with Matt, launching them into a hallucinatory and directionless fugue through the dark streets of suburbia. Throughout the seemingly never-ending night and as Alek’s blood sugars become more erratic, he pushes Matt and their adventure to darker and darker places with complete disregard for their well-being.
Unfortunately the movie The Diabetic is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Mitchell Stafiej | Producer |
Crew | Ariane Falardeau St-Amour | Cinematography |
Production | Beatrice Scharf-Pierzchala | Producer |
Writing | Mitchell Stafiej | Writer |
Crew | Mitchell Stafiej | Cinematography |
Directing | Mitchell Stafiej | Director |
Sound | Mitchell Stafiej | Sound Designer |
Editing | Mitchell Stafiej | Editor |
Sound | Fuckers | Original Music Composer |
Crew | Beatrice Scharf-Pierzchala | Cinematography |
Visual Effects | Mitchell Stafiej | Visual Effects |
Visual Effects | Rob Feulner | Visual Effects |