A woman who’s a pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true. | dG1fWkV4OVBGVEZwOEU
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00:02 - Hi, my name is Alison Rich.
00:06 I am the writer, director, and lead actor
00:08 of the narrative short "Pathological."
00:10 "Pathological" is a dark comedy
00:12 about a woman who is a pathological liar.
00:15 - I speak Dutch.
00:16 - I thought your boyfriend was a neurosurgeon.
00:17 - Yes.
00:18 - But he also works at NASA.
00:19 - He both, he does both.
00:21 - Who wakes up one day to discover
00:23 her lies have become true.
00:25 - Oh my God!
00:28 - I was inspired to make this film
00:31 after reading this insane New York Times article
00:34 about this seemingly normal, confident guy
00:37 who had ruined his life with pathological lying.
00:41 And what really interested me was that
00:43 there were these psychologists who waited in the article
00:45 who said most pathological liars
00:47 consider themselves to be really boring.
00:50 And they lie because they think
00:52 if they're just honest about who they really are,
00:54 no one would be interested in having them in their life.
00:57 And while I'm not a pathological liar,
00:59 I found that sense of inadequacy
01:01 that pathological lying taps into really relatable.
01:05 I also found that, you know,
01:06 the lies that pathological liars tell
01:09 can often be really funny and entertaining.
01:12 And I just thought it would be an awesome
01:14 filmmaking challenge to bring to life
01:17 these outlandish lies.
01:19 - I know Ariana Grande.
01:20 - Ugh, she's so annoying.
01:22 She's like obsessed with how you smell.
01:23 - I'm so psyched to be at the festival.
01:25 My last narrative short, "Training Wheels,"
01:28 premiered at the festival in 2022,
01:30 but then the festival got shut down 'cause of Omicron.
01:33 So I am so thrilled to be back with this new project
01:36 and really grateful to the Sundance community.
01:38 I hope you watch the film.
01:39 I hope you enjoy it.
01:40 And thank you so much.
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01:46 (dramatic music)
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