Absurd (2018)

David is a young man who lives his life by the philosophy of absurdism which is the belief that humans have no purpose Davids world changes when he attends the comedy show of a female comic Valerie who touches on grim topics such as sexual assault and drug abuse After the show he puts it in his mind that he needs to save her by showing her compassion and being someone who will protect her this act of saving being what he needs to create meaning in his life All the while Davids friends are going through their own existential crises but without the same amount of selfawareness andor irrationality Donald the failing comedian Chelsea Davids neglected girlfriend Lydia the sexually frustrated nag and Kevin the Godfearing idealist struggle to keep their own lives together while trying to figure out what is wrong with David