Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick is a 2022 American sex comedy film written, directed, and produced by Lena Dunham. It stars Kristine Froseth as Sarah Jo, a naive 26-year-old virgin living in Hollywood who embarks on a sexual awakening after an affair with her married employer, played by Jon Bernthal.
The story follows Sarah Jo, who lives with her cynical mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and influencer sister (Taylour Paige). After seducing her boss Josh, whose family she nannies for, she explores her sexuality through casual encounters and porn-inspired checklists, leading to themes of desire, rejection, and self-discovery.
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New Yorker Lena Dunham is the daughter of a painter, Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmons, a designer and photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham created the web series Delusional Downtown Divas (2009), which gained a cult following.
Also in 2009, Dunham released Creative Nonfiction (2009), her first feature film. She went on to write, direct and star in Mebelki (2010), which scored two Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2012, Dunham came to the attention of a wider audience with the HBO series Dziewczyny (2012) created by and starring Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow.
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Written by
Lena Dunham
Director of photography
Ashley Connor
Cast and Crew
Kristine Froseth
as Sarah Jo
Jon Bernthal
as Josh
Supporting roles