Ishmael Butler

A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community.

Compulsive gambler Oz lives in a rent-controlled apartment in Brooklyn, with his roommate, Ivy-League dropout Ish. Crippled by an unspoken fear of failure, the serial underachievers whittle the hours away playing video games and discussing plans for a band that has yet to leave the realm of the hypothetical. But after they meet graffiti artist Veronica, who challenges them to take action, Oz and Ish must examine themselves for the first time.

A view into the daily life of a couple coming to terms with the main character’s schizophrenia.