Katie Marovitch
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Highlight Bits
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 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 Mechanic's Draft and Step-Cousin Tension
Cody reveals he was the #1 pick in the town's 'mechanic's draft' but is giving it up for the arts. The group dynamic devolves into accusations of inappropriate romantic tension between step-cousins.
"I'm number one in the mechanic's draft."
"We're literally step-cousins, that wouldn't even work!"
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"
The 'So What' Monologue and the Penis Game
Amber performs her dramatic monologue from the film, which was ruined on set by Cody playing the 'penis game' with a crew member, causing Amber to lose her focus.
"You found me so what"
"I started playing the penis game because I was talking to my buddy Stu who's doing crafty"
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."