IRL

"It's like the city itself can eat you alive."

2013 0h 17m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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An alienated girl struggles to piece together the events of the previous night over 24 hours in NYC, only to be reminded that nothing is ever as it seems in a city where everyone is a self-made avatar, and violence looms like a halo.

“It's like the city itself can eat you alive.”

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Cast

Sky Ferreira
Angel
Michael Borne
The Follower
Damien Echols
Gun Salesman
Colby Hewitt
Colby
Sandy Kim
Sandy
Matthew Koshak
Rex
Leigha Mason
Mickey
Murphy Maxwell
Juggalo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Grant Singer
Writers: Patrik Sandberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Grant Singer, shot by Jason McCormick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hilda Rasula shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Sky Ferreira and Michael Borne and Damien Echols carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's like the city itself can eat you alive.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2566998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Grant Singer directs. Jason McCormick behind the camera. Hilda Rasula cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Directed by Grant Singer, shot by Jason McCormick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hilda Rasula shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sky Ferreira and Michael Borne and Damien Echols carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's like the city itself can eat you alive.".
7IMDB entry: tt2566998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.