The Misconceived

Directed by James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Film Movement

2026

88 Minutes

USA

English

Comedy, Animation

Labor and Work Issues

Not Rated

Library Pricing:

DVD $150.00

Blu-ray $150.00

PPR $350.00

DRL $499.00

PPR+DRL $599.00

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A struggling filmmaker and single father navigates work-life balance through home renovation in this experimental 3D comedy that explores modern creative labor conditions.

Cast

Jesse Wakeman
Jess Barbagallo
John Magary
Callie Hernandez

Highest Rating
"For those familiar with his body of work, finally being let in on every secret Kienitz Wilkins has kept up his sleeve over the course of the film prompts not only an emotional release, but feels like an intellectual triumph."

Chris Cassingham, In Review Online
Highest Rating
"Seven years after collaborating on The Plagiarists, writers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir return with The Misconceived—another incisive, inventive movie about the anxieties faced by the never-quite-made-it creative class."

Rory O'Connor, The Film Stage
Highest Rating
"His newest feature, The Misconceived, catapults his recurring constellation of themes into his craziest visual world yet."

Chloe Lizotte, Reverse Shot
Highest Rating
"Wilkins is one of the most unique and perceptive filmmakers working today. This mishmash of atypical cinematic techniques only brings forth how one’s appearance, whether it be humans or movies, can deceive and offer a larger truth."

Michael Granados, Film Fest Report