The Genius of Synecdoche, New York

The Genius of Synecdoche, New York is an analysis video series of the 2010 film Synecdoche, New York (dir. Charlie Kaufman) by Adam Johnston.

The Film
Synecdoche, New York is a 2008 American postmodern drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. It is Kaufman's directorial debut. The plot follows an ailing theater director (Hoffman) as he works on an increasingly elaborate stage production whose extreme commitment to realism begins to blur the boundaries between fiction and reality. The film's title is a play on Schenectady, New York, where much of the film is set, and the concept of synecdoche, wherein a part of something represents the whole, or vice versa.

The Series
The series began in late-2014, and is still going, almost six years later, having five parts so far. Adam has recognized the irony of this, as time is a prominent theme of the film.

Parts & Release Dates

 * Part 1 - December 31, 2014
 * Part 2 - January 16, 2015
 * Part 3 - April 30, 2015
 * Part 4 - July 8, 2015
 * Part 5 - June 11, 2017
 * Part 6 - To be released