Hacks

Hacks (aka Sink or Swim aka The Big Twist) is a 1997 written and directed by Gary Rosen. The film premiered at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival. Brian (Stephen Rea) is a television writer-producer who is working on creating a 22-episode show, but has writer's block and needs inspiration. He teams up with a group of writer friends to write about a sexual encounter he watches on a balcony. He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.