Upon seeing a gorgeous chair in a showroom, Camille (Juliette Lewis) realizes that she truly envies the life of this perfect piece of furniture. If only she could be someone's favorite thing. When she and the chair swap forms, Camille learns that she is better liked as an inanimate object than she was as a person: her mother (Betty Buckley) finds her to be a better listener, and her best friends (Samantha Mathis and Robin Tunney) enjoy a newfound, friction-free rapport. As the chair, Camille is unable to speak or move and winds up in the hands of Olivier (Mamoudou Athie), a minimalist bachelor who gradually becomes romantically fixated on his elegant new possession. Narrated by Melanie Griffith, this modern fable celebrates the messiness of female interiority with deadpan humor, surrealist flourishes, and interpretative dance numbers. An absurdist spin on the body-swap comedy, By Design is a bold new work from singular filmmaker Amanda Kramer.

GENRE: Drama, Science Fiction
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 32m
RELEASE DATE: February 13, 2026
STARRING: Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Melanie Griffith, Samantha Mathis, Udo Kier
DIRECTOR(S): Amanda Kramer
PRODUCER(S): Miranda Bailey, Sarah Winshall, Natalie Whalen, Jacob Agger, Amanda Kramer
WRITER(S): Amanda Kramer
STUDIO: Music Box Films
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