Kelly Cooper

Isn’t it funny to be alive? Through forty interconnected vignettes, Human Theories is a comedic kaleidoscope exploring how people try, and often fail, to connect with one another in this weird world. Filmed over a year on location in New York City with a diverse ensemble cast of over 50 actors and non-actors, the film is an experimental love letter to the awkward struggle of modern city living.

Sofia is a location scout for a TV show in New York City. Over the course of one day, she is invited into homes, businesses, and lives across the city, witnessing the private spaces and dramas of countless strangers, until her work takes a sudden, personal turn.

An embittered man-child rails against women for being so mean.

An aimless New Yorker visits her landlord to tell her she's moving out of her building.

The cinematic origin story of William Banks' real journey to Car World – a planet in an alternate universe ruled by Worms who want to have sex with him.

In this MiniDV curio, a young woman moves to New York and becomes entangled in her roommates’ tumultuous relationship.

Two grown men compete to be the most childish at a friend’s birthday party.

A lonely weed dealer spirals when she tries to make conversation with an uninterested client.

An aspiring news anchor needs help with her self tape audition.