WATCH THE FILM

June 7-13th, 2024
IFC Center, New York, NY info

June 14th-20th
Philadelphia Film Society, Philadelphia, PA, info

July 7th
Acropolis Cinema, Los Angeles, CA, info

PRESS

“Building on the success of her well-received debut feature Actual People, writer-director-actor Kit Zauhar’s This Closeness further explores the deviously twisty nuances of angst as experienced by people in their 20s nowadays.”
-Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter

“The sort of movie that gets under your skin through the sheer intelligence of its filmmaking prowess.”
-Eric Kohn, IndieWire

Fresh score.

“This Closeness,” a microbudget indie directed by Kit Zauhar, wittily examines the ways we create and avoid closeness in modern life, both by choice and, especially when we’re young, necessity.
-Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times

“Razor-sharp.”
-Stephan Saito, The Movable Feast

“Reminds me of Cassavetes. Confirms that Zauhar is one of our most exciting young filmmakers.”
-Sean Boelman, Dissapointment Media

"Pais and Zauhar are effective at playing a couple on the brink of falling out of love; they capture the awkward timbre and grating cadence of two people clearly frustrated with one another completely unable to articulate their resentments.”
-James Bone, Spectrum Culture

"Zauhar once again proves herself a keen observer of sometimes shameful human behavior.”
-Josh Bell, Vague Visages

"Zauhar crafts an incredibly layered and honest depiction of the desire for connection, and its limitations."
-Max Cea, Nothing Bogus

"Tensions rise inside a Philadelphia apartment booked by a young couple for their high school reunion weekend as they clash with the awkward loner who lives there."
-Jill Goldsmith, Deadline

"It's a safe assumption that Kit Zauhar's new film will earn a place "close" to your heart long after the credits roll."
- Will Sayre, MovieWeb

"There’s a lot to love in This Closeness’ sound design."
-Jason Flatt, But Why Tho?

"It’s a lo-fi indie with a DIY, single-setting aesthetic that allows the conversations and interactions to shine above everything else."
-Jared Mobarak, Hey, have you seen?

"Zauhur extends an empathetic understanding that everyone is a soft, vulnerable animal deep down."
-Katie Rife, RogerEbert.com

"Absolutely taught me a few things about the concerns of today’s hip twentysomethings."
-Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

"This Closeness is a tight, pressure cooker of a drama that will honestly make your heart race more than most thrillers."
-Cameron Ritter, Geek Vibes Nation

"This Closeness effectively takes things a step further, using ASMR-inspired aesthetics to place human speech on the same plane as ambient noise.”
-Lawrence Garcia, Reverse Shot

"Hits close to home while never veering too hard into either cringe comedy or navel-gazing"
-Ethan Vestby, The Film Stage

"A scrappy, can-do attitude; unfazed, youthful energy; a well of personal experience upon which to draw, and on which to comment."
-Chris Cassingham, InReview

"This Closeness is part of a new wave of American indie cinema, one that shows how interwoven our emotional wellbeing is with vulnerability to the forces of material survival."
-Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Screen Anarchy

"Zauhar shows herself adept with mining tension and discomfort in expressing one’s true emotion––until the inevitable boiling point"
-Jordan Raup, The Film Stage

"Kit’s sophomore feature This Closeness takes ordinary circumstances and twists them into something weird, eerie, unsettling."
-Marlowe Granados, From the Desk of Marlowe Granados

“Proves that an average-sized 2-bedroom apartment has plenty enough room to rummage through the complexity of relationships. Almost as if we are meant to be the fourth person living in that apartment."
-Georgi Petkov, Loud and Clear Reviews