Passion Project

Bennet Taylor is in her mid-twenties and works at the public library in New York City. Since her brother died, grief has kept her in place. Anxiety and depression have narrowed her days to very little.

Her roommate means well and nudges her onto dating apps. Her first date, with a man named Henry, goes badly. Instead of leaving it there, Henry proposes that they become friends and spend a summer trying new things.

The aim is to help Bennet work out what she cares about. The "passion project" sends them through carpentry, tattooing and a rappel down a skyscraper. Bennet relies on her friends along the way, and the friendship with Henry slowly deepens into something more.

Bennet has to face the loss she has avoided all this time, and the summer asks whether she can let someone new in. The contemporary romantic comedy has a funny, warm tone, and it stands alone.