Mr. Roosevelt

Mr. Roosevelt (2017) is an indie comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Noël Wells — best known from Master of None — wrote, directed, and stars as Emily, a struggling stand-up in Los Angeles who flies back to Austin when her cat dies. The cat was living with her ex-boyfriend.

Which means facing the ex, his new girlfriend, and every unresolved choice Emily made when she left Texas for a shot at something bigger. Wells shoots Austin's creative-class scene with real attention — the film is quiet, a little sad, and precise about that particular awkwardness of returning to a life that moved on without you. Stream Mr. Roosevelt (2017) online on iFILM.