Assets & Liabilities
Tacoma
DIRECTOR:
2026/TACOMA
(NAR) Zach is a suburban father haunted by the impending arrival of middle age as he juggles the demands of work, family, and the sale of an investment property. When his wife and daughter go away for a short trip, he seizes the opportunity to live out a day as his younger, less responsible self. A spontaneous encounter with a fellow skater feels like a victory until an unsettling connection between the two emerges. The result is a forcible confrontation with his own bourgeois standing that shatters the illusion of Zach’s carefree day and sends it spiraling into dark territory.
Running Time—1:03:00
ARTIST’S BIO: Zach Weintraub is a DIY filmmaker from Olympia, WA, USA. He studied film production at New York University before moving home to write and direct his first feature-length film, “Bummer Summer” (2009). His works are DIY collaborations with family and friends, often praised for their resourcefulness, muted humor, and narrative economy in their depiction of subtly shifting interpersonal dynamics. Cumulatively, his films have screened at festivals in more than a dozen countries including Locarno, AFI Fest, BAFICI, and Viennale. In 2013 he was a guest lecturer at the Northwest Film Forum, and was nominated by Seattle’s The Stranger for a film Genius Award. In 2014 he was awarded an Artist Trust fellowship. “Assets & Liabilities” is his fifth feature-length film.
2026/TACOMA
(NAR) Zach is a suburban father haunted by the impending arrival of middle age as he juggles the demands of work, family, and the sale of an investment property. When his wife and daughter go away for a short trip, he seizes the opportunity to live out a day as his younger, less responsible self. A spontaneous encounter with a fellow skater feels like a victory until an unsettling connection between the two emerges. The result is a forcible confrontation with his own bourgeois standing that shatters the illusion of Zach’s carefree day and sends it spiraling into dark territory.
Running Time—1:03:00
ARTIST’S BIO: Zach Weintraub is a DIY filmmaker from Olympia, WA, USA. He studied film production at New York University before moving home to write and direct his first feature-length film, “Bummer Summer” (2009). His works are DIY collaborations with family and friends, often praised for their resourcefulness, muted humor, and narrative economy in their depiction of subtly shifting interpersonal dynamics. Cumulatively, his films have screened at festivals in more than a dozen countries including Locarno, AFI Fest, BAFICI, and Viennale. In 2013 he was a guest lecturer at the Northwest Film Forum, and was nominated by Seattle’s The Stranger for a film Genius Award. In 2014 he was awarded an Artist Trust fellowship. “Assets & Liabilities” is his fifth feature-length film.
