Synopsis
Z is about the divide in childhood and adulthood. When you’re young, anything is possible. Magic is real because you believe it’s real. Imaginary friends are real because you believe it’s real. When you grow older, you become a cynic, a skeptic, and the trappings of being an ‘adult’ carves that youthful innocence from you. The world becomes less about the magic and more about the real.
In Z, Beth is a cynic. She feels trapped by her status as mom, taking care of others before taking care of herself. So when her son brings an Imaginary Friend into the house, she doesn’t think anything of it. Even when things start to feel off, that this new friend isn’t quite right, she ignores it. But as Josh becomes corrupted by his new plaything, Beth is forced to take action. Ignoring the advice of her husband Kevin, she drugs Josh, and it helps her problem.
Josh no longer sees Z - Beth does. And Z wants to be her friend.