The Scenesters (2009)

When a serial killer starts picking off beautiful young hipsters on the east side of Los Angeles, a group of crime scene videographers hatch a plan to catch him.

Director:

Todd Berger

Writer:

Todd Berger

Stars:

Blaise Miller, Sherilyn Fenn, Suzanne May

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Blaise Miller	...	Charlie Newton
Sherilyn Fenn	...	A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson
Suzanne May	...	Jewell Wright
Jeff Grace	...	Roger Graham
Kevin M. Brennan	...	Investigator Henry Muse (as Kevin Brennan)
Todd Berger	...	Wallace Cotten
Monika Jolly	...	Investigator Carlita Travers
James Jolly	...	Irving Shaw
Joel Stoffer	...	Hume Wonacott
Summer Perry	...	Clare
Elizabeth Sandy	...	Kimberly Rockwell
Juliana Rabe	...	The Girl in The Blue Dress
Sarah Hall	...	The Witch
Brian Huskey	...	Bill
Robert R. Shafer	...	George Porter

Storyline

Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The detectives covering the murders are apathetic at best but with good names (Henry and Carlita, particularly Carlita). Good names, bad attitudes.

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Plot Keywords:

hipster | videographer | filmmaker | murder | off screen murder | 

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Taglines:

This place is so dead.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violent content and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Johnny Voodoo Productions, Midwinter Studios, Scenesters, The

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson: You do realize that conspiring to withhold evidence and interfering with a police investigation are both felonies.
Roger Graham: No I did not... Are you serious?

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Connections

References Don't Eat the Baby: Adventures at Post-Katrina Mardi Gras (2007)

User Reviews

Sharp writing, acting, and music make this a must-see indie

The phrase "first time film-makers" is usually associated with messy, amateurish affairs. Not so for this movie. A masterwork of "found footage", this film contains a broad range of styles, expert editing, sharp writing, terrific performances, and a killer soundtrack (literally). Hard to believe this is a low-budget, and even harder to believe that it is a feature film debut for this group. And unlike most "comedy troupes" (for example, Twisted Lizard) who make movies, these guys did not just put a comedy sketch writ large or a series of disconnected jokes loosely tied together onto the screen: they made a complete and complex story with various layers intertwined together to form a very satisfying whole.

It's a great movie for seasoned pros. It's an amazing accomplishment for first timers (and I say first implying there will be a second and third and...).

I can see why it has done so well on the film festival circuit and I wish these guys luck with distribution!