Maintaining Normalcy

Maintaining Normalcy

Can life really be normal while you wait?

Directed by Logan JaySmith

Produced by BlackRabbit Productions

20269 min0.0 / 10

A quiet, introspective drama about a young man navigating the psychological weight of medical uncertainty while trying to preserve the illusion of normalcy.

After a college teen is told he might have a rare case of male breast cancer, he tries to continue living his life normally with the dread of that possibility while he patiently waits for his results.

Questions people ask

  • Is Maintaining Normalcy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Maintaining Normalcy sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Maintaining Normalcy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Maintaining Normalcy end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Maintaining Normalcy easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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