Patrick Barney

Misfit the Wanderer Patrick Barney

Drawing on a range of aesthetic sources, from Miguel de Cervantes and Friedrich Nietzsche to Albert Camus and Cormac McCarthy, Misfit the Wanderer is a tragicomedy that explores fantasy, addiction, helplessness, and friendship. It offers a statement against apathy in the face of powerful but unjust forces.




Pothead, drug-dealer, and all-around loser Misfit looks out his window one night and sees a fire blazing across the city. With no means of escape other than his feet, he embarks on a harrowing exodus over countless city blocks. As the night progresses, the lives of strangers and friends intersect with his own, and each of their stories challenges Misfit to confront his notions of a world that apportions suffering and reprieve by chance. When at last all places of refuge appear out of reach, Misfit must decide if he should continue struggling for his own life.