# The Scenesters

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{{Infobox film
| name = The Scenesters
| image = 
| caption = 
| director = [Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger)
| producer = Kevin M. Brennan<br />[Jeff Grace](/source/Jeff_Grace)<br />Brett D. Thompson
| writer = [Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger)
| starring = Blaise Miller<br />[Suzanne May](/source/Suzanne_May)<br />Jeff Grace<br />Kevin M. Brennan<br />[Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger)<br />[Sherilyn Fenn](/source/Sherilyn_Fenn)
| music = Dan Houlbrook
| cinematography = Helena Wei
| editing = [Kyle Martin](/source/Kyle_Martin_(film_editor))
| distributor = monterey media inc.
| released = {{Film date|2009|10|23}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''The Scenesters''''' is a 2009 [art-house](/source/art_film) [black comedy](/source/black_comedy) film written and directed by [Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger). The film was made by Los Angeles–based comedy group The Vacationeers and stars Blaise Miller, [Suzanne May](/source/Suzanne_May), [Jeff Grace](/source/Jeff_Grace), Kevin M. Brennan, Todd Berger and [Sherilyn Fenn](/source/Sherilyn_Fenn). The film was shot in July 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and premiered on October 23, 2009, at the 16th Annual [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival).

==Premise==
A group of crime scene videographers go after a serial killer.

== Cast ==
* Blaise Miller as Charlie Newton
* [Suzanne May](/source/Suzanne_May) as Jewell Wright
* [Jeff Grace](/source/Jeff_Grace) as Roger Graham
* Kevin M. Brennan as Investigator Henry Muse
* [Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger) as Wallace Cotten
* Monika Jolly as Investigator Carlita Travers
* James Jolly as Irving Shaw
* [Sherilyn Fenn](/source/Sherilyn_Fenn) as A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson
* [John Landis](/source/John_Landis) as Judge Paxton B. Johnson
* [Robert R. Shafer](/source/Robert_R._Shafer) as George Porter

==Festivals==
''The Scenesters'' was selected to screen at the following film festivals:
* 2009 NewFilmmakers LA (August 31, 2009)
* 2009 [Edmonton International Film Festival](/source/Edmonton_International_Film_Festival) (October 2, 2009)
* 2009 [New Orleans Film Festival](/source/New_Orleans_Film_Festival) (October 10, 2009)
* 2009 [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival) (October 23, 2009)
* 2009 [Hollywood Film Festival](/source/Hollywood_Film_Festival) (October 25, 2009)
* 2009 Lone Star International Film Festival (November 11, 2009)
* 2010 [Slamdance Film Festival](/source/Slamdance_Film_Festival) (January 22, 2010)
* 2010 Oxford Film Festival (February 6, 2010)
* 2010 Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (March 5, 2010)
* 2010 Lake County Film Festival (March 6, 2010)
* 2010 [Phoenix Film Festival](/source/Phoenix_Film_Festival) (April 9, 2010)
* 2010 [Wisconsin Film Festival](/source/Wisconsin_Film_Festival) (April 16, 2010)

==Awards==
;[Slamdance Film Festival](/source/Slamdance_Film_Festival)
: 2010: '''won Most Interesting Film'''

;[Hollywood Film Festival](/source/Hollywood_Film_Festival)
: 2009: '''won Hollywood Award for Best Comedy'''

;[Phoenix Film Festival](/source/Phoenix_Film_Festival)
: 2010: '''won Best Screenplay'''

;[Edmonton International Film Festival](/source/Edmonton_International_Film_Festival)
: 2009: '''won Rising Star Award for Best Director''' &ndash; [Todd Berger](/source/Todd_Berger)

;Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
: 2010: '''won Best of Fest''' 
: 2010: '''won Best Screenplay''' 
: 2010: '''won Best Director''' 
: 2010: '''won Best Editor''' 
: 2010: '''won Best Production Designer''' – Eve McCarney <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwiff.com/bwiff-2010/ |title=2010 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival – BWiFF |website=bwiff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627145713/https://bwiff.com/bwiff-2010/ |archive-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>
: 2010: '''won Best Actor''' – Blaise Miller

==Reception==
On [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics, with an average score of 4.67 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-scenesters/| title=The Scenesters on Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= 3 July 2020 | website= [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) }}</ref>

Amy Handler from [Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat) called ''The Scenesters'' "a film that is provocative, intelligent, hilarious – and that moves so swiftly, that you're left gasping for more."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/36010/| title=The Scenesters on Film Threat |access-date=25 May 2011 | work=[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat) }}</ref> Scott Ross from [NBC New York](/source/NBC_New_York) said "'The Scenesters' is a gutsy experiment that rewards the viewer's knowledge of Los Angeles, movies and TV with a funny and engaging hyper-meta crime story."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Home-Video-Review-The-Scenesters-122453149.html | title=Home Video Review: The Scenesters |access-date=26 May 2011 | date=26 May 2011 | work=[NBC New York](/source/NBC_New_York) | last=Ross | first=Scott}}</ref> Nick W. from ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)''.com had wonderful things to say about the film saying "The Scenesters is the movie I keep telling my friends about. It's funny, inventive and unlike anything I've seen in long time".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/04/todays-pop-five-nicoliciousv2s-indie-picks-from-the-wis-film-fest/1 | title=USA Today: Today's Pop Five |access-date=22 Apr 2011 | date=22 Apr 2011 | work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) | last=Matheson | first=Whitney }}</ref> After the premier of ''The Scenesters'' at the [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival) Sean O'Neal from [The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club) praised the film saying it was "A genuinely suspenseful whodunit about a team of wannabe filmmakers exploiting a rash of L.A. murders targeting hipsters...''The Scenesters'' is definitely, if dryly, funny in its satirical take on fame-seeking indie-rock types—boosted by a literally killer soundtrack".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/austin/articles/austin-film-festival-spotlight-todd-berger-on-kill,34299/ | title=Austin Film Festival spotlight: Todd Berger on killing The Scenesters |access-date=22 Oct 2011 | date=22 Oct 2011 | work=[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club) | last=O'Neal  | first=Sean}}</ref> 
Todd Gilchrist from [Fearnet](/source/Fearnet) called the film "A compelling whodunit that manages to pack more of a punch than the latest retro-noir murder mystery, The Scenesters is a satisfying, successful look at predators and prey, hipsters and Hollywood dreamers, and films and filmmakers that doesn't purely chase its own tail – and better yet, doesn't make moviegoers chase it either... destined to become a cult classic."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/reviews/b18248_scenesters_review.html/ | title='The Scenesters' Review |accessdate=16 Feb 2011 | date=16 Feb 2011 | work=[Fearnet](/source/Fearnet) | last=Gilchrist | first=Todd}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[9/11 (2002 film)](/source/9%2F11_(2002_film))''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.thescenestersmovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1260587|The Scenesters}}

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