A Family Finds Entertainment (2005)
A Family Finds Entertainment chronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.
Director: Ryan Trecartin
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Ryan Trecartin as Shin / Skippy / Closet Monster / Booty Girl / Snowy White Girl / Video Face |
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Lizzie Fitch as Cosmos Bitch / Linda / Fisher Woman / Orange Tamber |
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Alison Powell as Phalangena |
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Lindsay Beebe as Little Boogerface / Blueberry Muffin / Hell Boy |
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Annette K. Bonin as Mom |
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Muffy Brandt as The Married Virgin |
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Kathleen Brennan as Michelella |
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Ben Carlson as Ben / Blue Bubble D / Jane |
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Laura Colella as Documentary Video Artist Zoey Spelling |
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Brent Cowley as Bruce |
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Kenny Curran as White Lips Bloody Knees / Ed / Tamber |
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Erin Dunn as Patty May |
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Veronica Gelbaum as Veronica |
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Drew Gillespie as Jaime |
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Rachel Glazer as Misunderstood Muddy Girl |
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Casey Glover as Sklar Stardust / Jasmine Spooner |
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Jesse Greenberg as Helium Twin B / Punky Ratman / Tzar |
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Barkev Gulesserian as Garbage Face Rusty Nail Boy / Smiley |
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Will Gurly as Dameon |
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Megan Freedom Harrington as Middle Child Girl |
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Ethan Hayes-Chute as Buddy / Smokey the Bear |
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Aaron Jungels as Daaaad |
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Taya Koschnick as Woman Drag Queen |
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Rhett LaRue as Visionary Shell Man / Pippy Pappy / Johnathan |
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Ronja LaRue as Malkie |
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Caitlin MacBride as Alarmtina |
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Brian McKeligott as Dough Boy / Fireman / Dork / Mr. America |
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Nick Payne as Helium Twin A |
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Asher Penn as Asher / Green Whity |
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Kelly Pittinger as Little Lisa |
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Michelle Pittinger as Big Lisa |
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Patrick Thompson as Lipstick |
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Steven Vallot as Number Sex |
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Jessica Williams as California Raisin Girl |
| Crew | Ryan Trecartin | Cinematography |
| Art | Will Gurly | Set Decoration |
| Art | Kelly Pittinger | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ryan Trecartin | Set Decoration |
| Art | Lindsay Beebe | Set Decoration |
| Art | Lizzie Fitch | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jesse Greenberg | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Laura Colella | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Liz Hostetler | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rhett LaRue | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Brian McKelligott | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Leeanne Williams | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ryan Trecartin | Editor |
| Directing | Ryan Trecartin | Director |
| Writing | Ryan Trecartin | Writer |
