I Could Be Famous

A directionless woman strikes up an unlikely friendship with a rooftop-party influencer, only to learn that curated glamour hides a hollow center. A first-year college student embarks on an absurdly long sexual encounter with a boy whose name she can't remember. A beloved reality-TV personality, reeling from a dramatic breakup, turns o dating apps and realizes she only feels powerful when there's a camera pointed at her. In a hot tub showroom, a struggling actress embraces full-tilt method acting to prepare for her big shot at playing "High School Junkie Girlfriend." And a rising actor's image collapses under a shocking accusation of cannibalism. 

From the surreal to the painfully ordinary, Rende’s keen, unsettling stories expose our fixation on how others see us and the desperate hope that we might someday be extraordinary. Above all, I Could Be Famous is a tribute to wild ambition, chronic dissatisfaction, shaky self-belief, and the magnetic pull of the spotlight.