main character

Main Character is a series that subverts the norms of digital storytelling, creating a new feel-good genre of entertainment for Gen Z that blurs the lines between reality and fiction.

 

This comedic online film series features an artist, a rapper and a dancer from the Dublin underground, telling three interwoven stories of personal growth in a candid stream-of-consciousness style. 

 

The show is inspired by the TikTok main character trend (“I’m in my main character era”) - where people embrace confidence in themselves and their decisions, living as the main character in their own lives.

 

Relatable, optimistic and inclusive, this three-part series - written & directed by Isolde Penwarden, is set in Dublin, Ireland, and features a series of eccentric, real-life TikTok personalities confronting - and finding the humour in - real situations from dating disasters to birthday blues.

 

Main Character disrupts hackneyed wellness tropes, taking the interests, references and sensibilities of Gen Z off TikTok and transplanting them into a comedy-drama that actually speaks to them. This pioneering new entertainment format captures the voice of a generation that’s all too frequently misunderstood by mainstream media.