Leslye Headland
Shellie and Dex meet on a plane during an airport layover in Chicago. After a quick seduction, each stranger playing a version of themselves, they have a playful yet passionate one-night stand. In the following months, their external lives with their respective partners remain the same, but the impact of their liaison soon invades their psychological landscapes. Their personal dramas unfurl simultaneously, until romantic obsession and intense loneliness drive them toward an inevitable and tragic reunion.
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Leslye Headland is a Emmy-nominated writer and director. She began her career as a playwright with her Seven Deadly Plays series at the IAMA Theatre Company. Her plays include Bachelorette, Assistance and The Layover. Bachelorette was the basis for her directorial film debut, ...