In the summer of 2009; Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film. During her increasingly long lunch breaks; she began to obsessively read the PennySaver; the iconic classifieds booklet that reached everywhere and seemed to come from nowhere. Who was the person selling the “Large leather Jacket; $10rdquo;? It seemed important to find out—or at least it was a great distraction from the screenplay.Accompanied by photographer Brigitte Sire; July crisscrossed Los Angeles to meet a random selection of PennySaver sellers; glimpsing thirteen surprisingly moving and profoundly specific realities; along the way shaping her film; and herself; in unexpected ways.Elegantly blending narrative; interviews; and photographs with Julyrsquo;s off-kilter honesty and deadpan humor; this is a story of procrastination and inspiration; isolation and connection; and grabbing hold of the invisible world.
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