Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly's cancer dramedy, Other People, was a hit at SIFF and is lauded for its emotional and layered performances by actors including Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons. Justin Chang at Variety writes that the film "seeks to capture the sort of raw emotional tidal wave — encompassing grief, horror and often incongruous, inexplicable hilarity — that anyone who’s watched a loved one wither away will instinctively recognize."