A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters under pressure and slips off his medication. In his mania, he recruits a band of Bushwick rebel artists to take part in his progressively subversive show—one that will leave mouths agape.
Acting
Joseph Cross commits fully to manic descent—unhinged and magnetic.
Production
Bushwick locations feel authentically grungy, not Instagram fake.
Director
Doug Karr
Joseph Cross
Declan
Jessica Szohr
Cassandra
Ashley Austin Morris
Brunette
Joey Lauren Adams
Prudence
Catherine Corcoran
Art Student 1
Christopher Abbott
Cap'n Tar
Meredith Hagner
Alexia
Stephanie Ellis
Ingrid
Lynn Cohen
Roberta
Damian Young
Serge
Robert Beitzel
Flash
Lucas Papaelias
Agit
Jimmy Palumbo
Nursing Home Supervisor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Doug Karr shot much of this guerrilla-style in actual Bushwick warehouses without permits.
Premiered at 2012 Tribeca when 'Brooklyn indie' peaked—now reads as time capsule of a specific art-world moment.
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