I Used to be Funny, Official Trailer, Utopia

In Theaters and On Digital June 2024 I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring standup comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teens sudden disappearance. Writer, director Ally Pankiws debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.