Hiccups
A poet named Josephine and a painter named Bill navigate the ups and downs of dating one another.
Starring Hannah Monsour and Patrick Quinn.
Featuring
Peter McIndoe
Harry Ryan
Allie Lawrence
Jack Gordon
Chino Amobi
Cody Clarke
Chloe Pelletier
Otis Streeter
Theodore Blaise Wolfgang Sandford Dietz
Hunter Hawke
Annalisa Noel
Kailer Scopacasa
Liz Frost
Zoe Branch
Isaac McCready
Amelia McCready
Original score by Kevin Sloan.
“Josephine” by Otis Streeter.
Special Effects by Tom Goulet.
Other Channels –
Joel Talks About Movies – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTy7s81ii4fe4xNMGFNwYxA
goodlongpee – https://www.youtube.com/c/goodlongpee
Support –
Patreon: https://patreon.com/joelhaver
Paypal: https://bit.ly/2ZI7uff
Merch – https://joelstuff.store
Social –
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelhaver
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelhaver
Drawings: https://www.instagram.com/joeldrawsandwriteshaver
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joelhaver
@EnbyEnvy
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Thanks Joel. Another masterpiece ❤ needed this one (and all of them)
@mikey100swim
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
this movie is the bees knees!!
@P.oliver
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
This movie has an incredible amount of heart. I loved it through and through.
@crisp_like_dylan
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I absolutely love this film. The acting is incredible and the dialogue flows in an effortless way. I adore the structure, pacing, and seamless transitions in and out of the flashbacks and looks into Joey and Bill's inner monologue. The "movie poster" intros to flashbacks of past flames was inspired. The jokes and funny moments are so well integrated into the flow that it has a natural feeling as opposed to "let's insert this zany situation just for laughs" like some rom-coms suffer from. I'm in a similar stage of life as Joey and Bill, and it was refreshing and humanizing to see them struggle in a lot of the same ways I do. Incredible work, all around.
@lilFougie
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Today, I discovered my ex got married. I teared up with joy seeing her happy. Yesterday, I finished this beautiful film.💚 Thank you.
@lexbaldwin5613
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I dislike the opening monologue.
Paraphrase: "Stop pursuing life after a nice feeling because I've had no good feelings after it."
Translation: "I'm a bad person incapable of creating situations that feel good. You should never try like me."
@nikiv116893
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Why is Hannah Monsour not a star yet? I don't want to be mean to everyone else but her performance stands out by miles from the rest! Whenever she was on screen it was interesting
@nikiv116893
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
love the opening
@cilginogrenci
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
"The knee touch" is genuinely one of my favorite movie openings ever. I'm always thinking about Josephine's monologue.
@erikburke7210
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
The first time I watched Hiccups, I didn't really like it. I watched it again today on a whim, and I am so happy that I did. Joel, if you are reading this, I think this is one of your best movies! It's so funny and so beautiful. "Is it still the right thing if you say the right thing at the wrong time" hit me like a hammer. Patrick and Hannah are great!!!
@walterobrien8045
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
What’s the music playing while the camera pans up to the lighthouse?
@PeterHazen
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
The empty heart box! Beautiful imagery, love all the shots and the melancholy soundtrack. Another steller movie by J Haver!
@LTPROD2026
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Can never get enough of this, Joel might deadass be my favourite filmmaker active rn (maybe ever)
@borgyborg9399
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
1:02:21 black capped chickadee
@grimgrog
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
This is interesting, but feels like Woody Allen or similar from the 80s-90s with the fourth-wall-breaking-monologues. Voice over would have been intimate versus invasive (The Wonder Years).
@Bbbolo6
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I think I can see myself as every character in this movie
@SirThomMik
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I just saw that TMDB removed this and Pretend That You Love Me from their listings as they're "Amateur YouTube Movies"… That's not right, I'm utterly appauled by that as it was a great hub to look at your work.
@neiljung731
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
great film
@fahriz9163
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
10:30 bulshittify then take back
@Pilpup
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
This one kind of made me cry. This is so well done, I love the progression from a relationship that works to one that doesn't. First time I saw this I didnt think much of it. Now I see it again and it's just so unbelievably realistic. I had an ex that near the end we argued more than we talked. When we broke up I was talking to my friend and she said "I always thought you guys were so happy" you really can't tell whats going on in someone's life.
@Nayte08
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I wish I could tell you in person how much I appreciate the films you make and how much I like your perspective on life. So I’ll just leave it in a comment, well done and congrats on your recent award.
@Papa_Sans97
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
That beginning is literally how I knew my now wife was into me lol
@GruppeSechs
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I enjoyed that way more than I thought I would. Loved the ending.
@borpus9716
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
decided i'd finally watch some of your movies and wow this is criminally underrated and underviewed, fantastic job!!
@svengalt9546
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
That line at 1:39:32 ONLY works coming from a woman.
Men get divorce raped every day in this country and lose everything because an "empowered" "free" "strong"" "independent" woman has an entire government and social construct to back her up when she decides to scheme and manipulate and quit.
Over a case of hiccups.
Men do not get any choice. It's never OUR time, no matter how much we put into the relationship. We are owed nothing and have zero rights.
@RomTom95
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Joel is an artist.This felt like a full length movie.I laughed, I cried.This was what's almost better than box office.. it went by so fast i couldnt believe its 2 hours
@antonio5261
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Awesome, watched the whole thing loved the editing and how you prioritize pure essence of the film before everything else! 👏👏👏
@blackhartz0
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
enjoyed watching this, its like a jeremey zucker album if it was a film. so lovely
@willfor
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Love Bill's painting. The obvious depiction of a few favourite things. Why's he put them there? Why mix styles? Enjoyable to come up with answers
@sethender443
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
1:18:48 YO I KNOW THAT GUY
@meganrae27
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
i’m so like beyond words this movie was so incredible wowowowow
@Level80Paladinz
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
for the love of god joel PLEASE let me buy the f mrs hankershim shirt PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
@scrubmunch5268
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
benny is trent disguised with long hair and sunglasses
@lookingforpants
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
1:34:00 is such a cool composition.
@anegginthesetryingtimes7636
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
This was my favorite of the 12. I'm watching this again with a friend tonight. It marks my 3rd time watching through.
All of the movies were bangers, this is a close lead with D. brothers and the kidnapping one, the first one and the claymation with Nokeric.
This film stands out to me. I wish that every film was this direct and this perfect. Like from the premise, to the setup, to the delivery of concept, to how it ended leaving you with ultimately mixed opinions on both protags. Usually when watching a movie you kind of draw a few, or sometimes more than a few — comparisons to, "well I would do these things different"
This is one of the rare films where you watch it, and just agree. With the format, with the delivery, with what you are compelled to think on. Not a single line, motive, plot piece, anything to be changed.
10/10 film
@ducanhdinh8574
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
I can't believe no one said this but this was so Annie Hall wasn't it Joel?
@RajinderSecurity
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
@aPumpkn yeah I know
“ I don’t like male rage” 7:27
@tinzinrigzin
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Wow, this movie is indeed well done. Keep it up!
@eitanmedina9098
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
1:01:04 This is like
The most Wes Anderson thing I've seen that's not by him
@floatjones
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
🎉
@victorwu7504
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
The movie warns you in the intro that everything else after the knees touching sucks. I knew this, and I continued to watch despite how much it reminds me of a past relationship that withered away. Relationships aren’t just all sunshine and perfection. It takes work, and you have to put in the effort to see great results. Thanks for that reminder again Joel, beautiful story.
@jennifermariabrocco4608
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Beautiful
@danielmiller5
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Really long and boring
@MitchellCH
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
1:02:11 just gonna speed off in first gear and stay there. LOL
@beltboy3502
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Insanely wonderful watch, the long takes were very impressive and I felt like the characters evolved as the movie progressed, the people from the beginning act ever so differently and I love it
@rachelkimmelman8332
October 27, 2026 at 2:06 am
Joel thanks for this movie. It really captures the feeling of having a connection that is real, even significantly so, but not quite right for reasons that maybe feel more within our control than they are, including these abstract ideas of growth that are easier said than done (and not even that easy to say). The different styles of narrative throughout was incredibly creative and added a lot, never felt gimmicky. Your movies often leave me feeling a little bittersweet, with a sharpened awareness of how messy love and relationships always are, but also the feeling you get where you watch a movie and the dog dies and you didn't know it was gonna die and you're really sad but you also sort of needed to experience that because you had a dog that died, or even if you didn't have a dog, like, the dog in your heart, or something. Anyhow thanks. My favourite thing you've done since 'pretend that you love me'.