Renee Cohen
sometimes mean producer, co-writer, makeup artist, and location scout
Highlight Bits & Quotes
9Sundance Ambitions and Pete Davidson Space
The group discusses their goal of getting their 2-minute-and-30-second film into Sundance or 'SXSW'. They attempt to 'hold space' for Pete Davidson's father while Cody continues to laugh inappropriately.
"Can we just hold some space for his dad?"
"Cody laughing at a 9/11 reference!"
"No we're sexualizing a man whose dad died in 9/11"
"That's what it is to laugh at someone's loss is to sexualize them"
The Final Cut: Hide and Creep
The group watches the actual film, a disjointed series of 'smash cuts' involving a lesbian nun in a basement, a dangerous pill, and a creature.
"My dad did give me this weird pill"
"Smash cut to the basement"
"The lesbian nun lives in the basement"
"I'm just the camera guy. You can't see my face because it's POV."
The Next Steven Spillbird
Joe reveals he has been filming the entire podcast as a documentary about senior year, claiming to be the next 'Steven Spillbird' despite the others correcting his pronunciation.
"I'm actually the next Steven Spillbird."
"It's definitely Steven Spillbird."
"Hey Siri, show me a picture of old boobs."
The Hierarchy of the Film Club
The students define their roles on the project, ranging from 'sometimes mean' producer to 'location scout'. They bond over their shared love for 'The Babadook' and 'Magnolia' while gatekeeping the term 'sketches' over 'skits'.
"They're called sketches, you [__] idiot."
"My parents do horses, but that's not all I do."
The Mystery of the Boom Mic
Rebecca reveals her mother owns a boom mic from a failed daytime TV pilot, leading to a heated argument about why a receptionist would own professional audio gear and the ethics of 'mental health' jokes.
"My mom got a boom because she had a daytime TV pilot presentation."
"Why can't a woman have a boom?"
The Cameo Roster and Found Footage Ethics
The teens list the cameos in their film, including a computer teacher, a janitor, and a lunch monitor with a parrot on her head who they filmed from behind without her knowledge.
"I don't think she knows she's in the movie because we like kind of filmed her from behind"
"We had to do a little found footage sort of thing with her"
Cody's Butterfinger Distraction
While the girls discuss the stress of production, Cody is caught loudly eating Butterfingers. He claims he's the only one eating them because the others are sick from a Toys for Tots chili event.
"Butterfingers over here has just had a blast"
"We all had the chili it made us feel gross and it made us feel like we didn't want to eat candy"
Bloopers and the Happy Murder Year
The film transitions into a 'bloopers' reel featuring a New Year's countdown to a 'Happy Murder Year' and Amber's dramatic monologue being interrupted by Renee's flatulence.
"Happy Murder Year!"
"I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us."
High School Filmmakers Roundtable Introduction
The hosts introduce a group of ambitious high school students who have just completed their first film, 'Hide and Creep'. The teens immediately display chaotic energy, arguing over Frappuccinos and school security.
"Did you drive out of the senior lot to get that?"
"I literally left at recess."