Stoned For Christmas Review: The Life of a Local Street Pharmacist | Brooklyn Film Festival
Kris Jenner works hard, but this cannabis courier at Christmastime works harder.
A courier’s busiest time of the year is during the holidays, and those in the cannabis industry are not left out of that conversation.
Stoned for Christmas follows a busy day in ‘the plug’s’ life at Christmastime.
Like many stoners and self-employed weed salespeople, the dealer [and main character] starts their day with business on their mind.
As the dealer travels from client to client, we’re introduced to a new animation style, showing how diverse their customers and the city of New York are. Feeling nostalgic for Cartoon Network-esque clips to a Walt Disney Steamboat vibe, anime, and even 2007 internet games, we’re sent on a reminiscent, emotional, thrilling rollercoaster.
On a deeper level, we get a peek inside the dealer’s life when their mother calls them by their birth name, which they no longer go by, and they are misgendered in several interactions throughout the film. This seems to be an issue that they don’t give much energy to, maintaining a nonchalant stoner-dealer archetype.
Whether for medical or recreational purposes, many more people use the plant medicine than the general public would think. Stoned for Christmas creates a relatable, realistic discourse on the somewhat taboo topic of weed and speaks to the transgender experience in just 15 minutes.
Stoned for Christmas was a fun watch, screened at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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