In this offbeat spoof of The Bachelor, a shoestring budget production team wrangles a lineup of hopeful contestants to compete for the affection of a bachelor who’s not quite what they were promised. And maybe should be professionally evaluated. With thrift-store glamour, weird getting to know you questions and a romance budget that barely covers the chips and dips. Budget Date skewers reality TV and exposes the fragile facade of televised love. It’s a show wrapped in duct tape and desperation, where the only thing more questionable than the flowers…is the casting process.
by Kathryn Soler Beer (USA)
Cal Film Festival 