Completed - ENGLISH - Black comedy - 93 minutes
The Warwick family are unknowingly being filmed for a new reality show. Problem is, they're boring. So the producer, Mickey Wagner, must add conflict and drama. Their lives begin to unravel with shocking consequences.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Adam RIFKIN Writer(s) : Adam RIFKIN Cast : Adam RIFKIN, Scott ANDERSON, Monika TILLING, Lindsey GRUBBS, Kelly MENIGHAN, Shane MCAVOY Producer(s) : Christa CAMPBELL, Lati GROBMAN , Adam RIFKIN, Jared HOFFMAN
An ambitious reality show producer goes to unthinkable lengths all in the name of ratings and drama in this satirical look at Reality TV. Fed up with how staged and phony reality shows are, reality show producer, Mickey Wagner (Adam Rifkin) hatches a revolutionary idea to pick an average family and put them under all-encompassing surveillance... without the family s knowledge. One major set-back: the family is boring. Under pressure from the studio, Mickey starts to introduce drama into the unwitting family s lives. Temptation to cheat, drinking, work problems... soon enough chaos ensues. Everything unravels in a big, big way with shocking consequences.
Country(ies) : USA
SXSW 2015