The Cult of Sincerity (Video 2008)

A New York hipster sets out on a a quest to create the most sincere T-shirt ever.

Directors:

Adam Browne, Brendan Choisnet

Writer:

Daniel Nayeri

Stars:

Daniel Pettrow, Kathryn Merry, Mercer Boffey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Pettrow	...	Joseph
Kathryn Merry	...	Paula
Mercer Boffey	...	Geronimo
Jenn Dees	...	Mel
Mayumi Ando	...	Kiko
Sean North	...	Geoff / Free
Matt Hobby	...	Bo
Letty Serra	...	Elsie
Ray L'Dera	...	Pops
Tommy Nohilly	...	Lou
Nanette Drazic	...	Tonya
Helene Taylor	...	Joe's Mom (as Helena Taylor)
Paul Reisman	...	Office Guy
Sally Stewart Coleman	...	Nurse Beauford
Anna Margaret Hollyman	...	Hip Girl

Storyline

An intellectual and farcical comedy that fades up on a New York cafe & bar, bustling with hipsters, poets, and posers. Our main man, Joseph, steps up to the mic and begins a Network-style self-important rant about the twenty-something generation. Joseph's problem is with his own generation of bored, unhappy cynics. He thinks the hipster generation is so preoccupied with being cool, that they won't believe in anything. But Joe doesn't want to be jaded anymore, so he's going to start a cult of sincerity. He wants to find something to believe in, something simple enough to put on a T-shirt. Reminiscent of Don Quixote, Joseph sets out to find the most genuine thing you could ever say to anyone. And secretly, Joseph's trying to get his divorced parents back together. Joseph immediately starts trying to be "true-blue," by opening doors for strangers, planting trees in the city, and apologizing to anyone who'll listen for things like chauvinism, sarcasm, and fascism. Along the way, he meets ...

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Plot Keywords:

cult | sincerity | hipster | t shirt | youtube | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cult Classics, Plywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The writer and directors all met at NYU, and now run the production companies, Cult Classics and Plywood Pictures together.

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