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I Am Not a Hipster

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 30m
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Dominic Bogart in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
A story based in San Diego's indie music and art scene that explores what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.
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Based in San Diego's indie music and art scene, exploring what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.Based in San Diego's indie music and art scene, exploring what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.Based in San Diego's indie music and art scene, exploring what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
84,971
39,874
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    • Director
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Writer
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Stars
      • Dominic Bogart
      • Alvaro Orlando
      • Tammy Minoff
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Writer
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Stars
      • Dominic Bogart
      • Alvaro Orlando
      • Tammy Minoff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:13
    Theatrical Version
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:27
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    Tammy Minoff, Ron Najor, Kandis Fay, Dominic Bogart, Alvaro Orlando, Tania Verafield, Eva Mah, Destin Daniel Cretton, Joel P West, and Lauren Coleman in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Asher Goldstein at an event for I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Ron Najor at an event for I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Tammy Minoff, Ron Najor, Kandis Fay, Dominic Bogart, Alvaro Orlando, Tania Verafield, Brett Pawlak, Eva Mah, Destin Daniel Cretton, Joel P West, and Lauren Coleman at an event for I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Ron Najor at an event for I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Ron Najor, Trevor Fernando, and Elise Salomon at an event for Smashed (2012)
    Dominic Bogart in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Dominic Bogart in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    Tammy Minoff, Kandis Fay, Tania Verafield, Eva Mah, and Lauren Coleman in I Am Not a Hipster (2012)
    still from "I Am Not a Hipster"
    Cast and Crew of "I Am Not a Hipster" at Sundance 2012
    Still from 2012 Sundance Film Festival Selection, I AM NOT A HIPSTER.

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    Dominic Bogart
    Dominic Bogart
    • Brook Hyde
    Alvaro Orlando
    Alvaro Orlando
    • Clarke
    Tammy Minoff
    Tammy Minoff
    • Joy
    Lauren Coleman
    Lauren Coleman
    • Spring
    Kandis Fay
    Kandis Fay
    • Merrily
    • (as Kandis Erickson)
    Brad William Henke
    Brad William Henke
    • Bradley Haines
    Michael Harding
    Michael Harding
    • Dad
    Adam Shapiro
    Adam Shapiro
    • Dennis…
    Tania Verafield
    Tania Verafield
    • Kells
    Eva Mah
    Eva Mah
    • Taylor
    Lisa Ogdie
    • Mom
    Trevor Gore
    Trevor Gore
    • Younger Brook
    Paris Smith
    Paris Smith
    • Younger Joy
    Lindsay Lewis
    • Younger Spring
    Faith Williams
    • Younger Merrily
    Justin Bauer
    • Velodrome Hipster
    Kevin Bradel
    • Velodrome Fan
    Clarke Forrest
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      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Writer
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
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    • Trivia
      The home video flashback footage was done with the children holding cameras and filming themselves.
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      Don't Know Who We Are
      Performed by The Donkeys [Timothy DeNardo, Jessie Gulati, Anthony Lukens, and Sam Sprague]

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    8/10
    A sweet, richly told story with terrific photography and strong acting
    I Am Not a Hipster (2012)

    The steady, confident, photographically brilliant telling of a talented young grunge rock musician out of step with the world over the course of an eventful week in San Diego.

    Here is low budget filmmaking at its serious best. There is no attempt here to be outrageous or experimental, nor is there that common tendency to emphasize the ultra-ordinary. The leading character, as a young man struggling to find personal meaning for his life, is compelling and complex. He has clear abilities as a singer songwriter (and actor Dominic Bogart plays and sings all his scenes). He has a following, a successful debut record. But he has such disdain for the superficial--which naturally surrounds him completely in contemporary young America--he feels himself drowning.

    Add the fact that his mother died two years earlier and his family is converging on San Diego to put her ashes to rest and you have a moment of crisis.

    Things are writ small here. The characters are convincing, sometimes downright lovable types. The scenes tumble forward with a sweet inevitability. The hand-held camera-work is nothing if not planned and exacting in all its apparent looseness, which makes these seemingly spontaneous and normal situations aesthetically tight. You can feel while watching that this is a beautifully rendered story. The rendering--the visuals, the editing--is a huge part of its success.

    As is Bogart's striking performance. What an easy part to blow, by either underplaying it to the point of drabness or overplaying it in a million ways. And Bogart finds a balance in his inner malaise to be tormented without excess, to be someone we identify with, which is key even if we aren't going to be rock stars.

    The hard part to watching this movie is finding it. I saw it at a film festival (the terrific Woodstock Film Festival) and two of the actors talked briefly afterwards, reminding us how down to earth the production was, shot in 19 days on a small budget with mostly available light and apparently with a RED digital camera. It reminds me of how Hollywood used to crank out movies in a week or two routinely, and how a handful of those really clicked just through a combination of good story, good crew, good cast.

    And good director. Destin Cretton (who also wrote the story) pulls it off beautifully. If this scene and this style are at all up your alley, I say this movie is highly recommended, not to be missed.
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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Я не хипстер
    • Production company
      • Uncle Freddy Productions
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
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