A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man's life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow, a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flash back one week, as the film traces the domino effect of events that led up to this seemingly senseless assault. Along the way, hidden connections between a seemingly disparate group of people – including a self-destructive student, a hard-drinking suburban housewife and a desperate junkie emerge – forming a complex, engrossing mosaic of lost souls united by tragedy

Anesthesia Reviews

“Anesthesia comes from the heart, as few films do these days.” – Screen International

“Like few contemporary films, "Anesthesia” distills the anxious intellectual tenor of the times." – New York Times

“If you look too close, you'll see a mess of ideas and themes, random connections, and jagged edges, but if you step back, these splotches form a pleasing enough picture.” – Cinema Blend