Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Aaron Schimberg is an American filmmaker best known for the 2019 film Chained for Life and the 2024 film A Different Man. Schimberg's debut feature, Go Down Death, was the closing film of the 2013 Fantasia Film Festival. His next film, Chained for Life, premiered at the 2018 BAMcinemaFest and was released theatrically by Kino Lorber the following year. A Different Man, Schimberg's third feature starring Sebastian Stan and distributed by A24, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. He was named one of the top ten new directors to watch by Variety at that year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.