It started with a simple complaint.
It ended with an existential crisis.
Neighbor is a dark, nostalgic comedy set in the '80s suburbs, where a tiny neighborly complaint spirals into aggressive hospitality, uncomfortable parenting, and pie.
Set in a world of cul-de-sacs, cherry pie and performative neighborliness, Neighbor taps into a specific kind of suburban nostalgia. Back when people rang doorbells, held grudges in silence, and measured moral superiority in baked goods.
A message from the director
Neighbor is based on a short story by my good friend and published author, David Langlinais. The setup, the tone, the characters—they all remind me of the world I grew up in. I was raised in the suburbs, surrounded by tidy lawns, neighborly small talk, and the quiet pressure to keep things civil. That veneer of politeness always felt like it could crack at any moment. Setting the film in 1989 is both a nod to that nostalgia and a way to explore timeless social dynamics—before smartphones and doorbell cameras, when you had to knock on someone’s door and deal with them face to face.
I’ve spent the last ten years directing commercials and music videos, but I’m always most drawn to work that’s funny, uncomfortable, and human.
Neighbor is all of those things. It’s a story that explores how entitlement masks insecurity, and how we project our frustrations onto others rather than confront what’s really bothering us. The comedy comes from restraint, not punchlines, but awkwardness, silence, and moments that stretch just a little too long. I want the audience to laugh, then squirm, then maybe recognize themselves in the situation.
More than anything, I want Neighbor to feel personal and precise. It’s not a big story, it’s a small moment told with intention. And sometimes those are the ones that hit hardest. - Amos David McKay
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We’re currently in pre-production—pulling together the team, refining the details, and prepping to shoot Neighbor in summer 2025. The script is locked, the tone is dialed in, and we’re deep in the fun part: location scouting, casting, and finding just the right pie.
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