I Could Be Famous

This is the story of ten ambitious women - and one male superstar fallen from grace - as they stumble through the sometimes delusional pursuit of fame A listless woman befriends an influencer at a rooftop party, only to discover her lifestyle is not as glamorous as it seems. A college freshman gives the world's longest blowjob to a boy whose name she's forgotten. An assistant on Architectural Digest-style videos finds renewed purpose in kleptomania when she begins nabbing trinkets from celebrity houses. And a struggling actress goes method so she can nail an audition for the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend. Weaved throughout these stories is one Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor who faces downfall when he's accused of cannibalism. From the dazzling to the mundane, Sydney Rende's unnerving and darkly funny stories hold a mirror up to our own obsession with how we're perceived and the fascination we hold with the idea that we could - someday, somehow - be famous.