2025 Emmy Award®–Contender Series—Overcompensating and Post Screening Conversation

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of Overcompensating followed by a conversation with showrunner and executive producer Scott King; creator, executive producer, writer, and featured actor Benito Skinner; and featured actors Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco, Owen Thiele, Connie Britton, and Kyle MacLachlan. Moderated by Kara Warner.

Overcompensating is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny, a closeted former football player and homecoming king, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. With guidance from Benny’s older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs. Deeply funny and personal, the show explores the lengths to which we all overcompensate while on the path to finding out who we really are.

Watch the official trailer.

You will receive a link to view the film on the event date.

This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.