Brigsby Bear

Brigsby Bear (2017) — watch online on iFILM, an offbeat indie comedy directed by Dave McCary, written by and starring Kyle Mooney alongside Mark Hamill. A Sony Pictures Classics release.

James grew up cut off from the world, with a single source of joy: a children's TV show about a bear named Brigsby, produced for him alone. When the illusion shatters and James lands in the real world, he has no map — only an obsessive love for a fictional character and a plan to film the ending himself.

The script came from SNL alumni Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett, who also appear on screen. The film drew warm responses at Sundance 2017. What makes it stick is the central idea: a person taking a lie they were handed and turning it into something genuinely their own. Stream Brigsby Bear online on iFILM.