((Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.))

Content: Trecartin describes (Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.) as a "narrative video short that takes place inside and outside of an e-mail." Trecartin's intense visualization of electronic communication is inhabited by a cast of stylized characters: Pam, a lesbian librarian with a screaming baby in an ultra-modern hotel room; Tammy and Beth, who live in an apartment filled with installation art; and Tommy, who is seen in a secluded lake house in the woods. Pam, Tommy and Tammy are all played by Trecartin, who, wearing his signature make-up, jumps back and forth between male and female roles. Totally self-absorbed and equipped with vestigial attention spans, the characters are constantly communicating with one another on the phone or online.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Comedy

Runtime:

7 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Ryan Trecartin

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Production companies:

Electronic Arts Intermix

Actors:

Beth and Bolivia

Tammy 1/Tammy 2/Tommy Chat/High-Low Tommy Video Voice

Catherine Pimples and OMG 1

Penny-O

OMG record me Dude

Crews:

Writer

Editor

Director