Theory of Achievement

Theory of Achievement

18 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 7, 1991

This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brookylnites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

Theory of Achievement

18 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 7, 1991

Theory of Achievement
This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brookylnites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Alive From Off Center, Yo Productions #2
Original title Theory of Achievement
Directors Hal Hartley
Writers Hal Hartley