The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
Director(s): Theodore Schaefer
Film description: A satirical triptych that follows three young women, who all look identical. One girl stages a heist, another discovers her secret lover is also sleeping with her boyfriend, while the third sets out to save a woman from suicide.
Preceded by “Jane”
ERIC SAYS Shot on gloriously grainy 16mm and featuring an exquisite jazz-inflected score by Scott Lane, Theodore Schaefer’s The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of Its Flight feels like a vintage New York City indie film and an excitingly-of-our-moment discovery all at once. Its extremely well-realized triptych plot involving doppelgangers, heists, and secret lovers draws you further in every minute, interlocking in a deeply satisfying manner only cinema can deliver.
Arrow boasts an incredible cast that includes real-life mother/daughter team Constance Shulman and Gus Birney alongside indie luminaries like Jack Haven, John Early, and Joanna Arnow—not to mention some behind-the-scenes aces well-known to New/Next regulars, like editor Zach Clark and executive producer Jane Schoenbrun. It’s also armed with a strong Baltimore connection through producer Daniel April (The Sweet East, Your Final Meditation)—part of the ongoing wave of New York filmmakers relocating to Charm City, which we very much hope New/Next helps encourage.
Writer(s): Patrick Lawler & Theodore Schaefer
Producer(s): Daniel April, Hannah Dweck, Theodore Schaefer, Hannah Kettering, Sherwyn Santos
Editor(s): Zach Clark
Country of origin: USA
Principal cast: Gus Birney, Jack Haven, Daniel Zolghadri, Roberta Colindrez, John Early, and Constance Shulman
Language: English
Year: 2026
Duration: 81 min
Premiere status: North American premiere
