It was a crisp midnight in july. i had just seen hitchcock’s vertigo at the lafayette theater. i hit the highway and drove to a local diner. the streets were dead and when i walked inside, it was even more dead. it was like i was stepping into a liminal space. i ordered the chicken gyro and it was probably one of the worst meals i’ve ever had. when i was ready for the check, the overly-nice waiter told me that next time, I should try it with the sriracha because that’s how he likes it.

this encounter inspired my film but it’s also inspired by the notion that nothing good happens after midnight. the wrong pipe is a comedy of errors but it also deals with more serious themes like ptsd, trauma, self-actualization, spirituality, and enlightenment. ace fortunato is a deeply nervous character who ends up becoming a better person by the end of the story.