Plot

Charlie just shot his first commercial and is looking forward to a relaxing day with exotic girlfriend Paloma, the kind of girl a young, hip director should have. Charlie's wild best friend, Joe, invites himself over along with companion du jour Cassandra, and the "fun" begins. This day, however, will not go as planned, as each of his friends and his always absentee "voice-on-the-phone" father, play another kind of card, resulting in disaster. Based on Wolfgang Bauer's stage play, The Young Unknowns is a harsh look at the L.A. lifestyle of the rich and not-so-famous, embodied by spoiled but self-destructive Charlie, intelligent but self-destructive Paloma, hedonistic and self-destructive Joe, and beautiful but self-destructive Cassandra. First time feature-filmmaker and screenwriter Catherine Jelski's unflinching portrait of emotional abuse is remarkably enthralling, impossible to look away from, one of the new breed of pseudo-cinema verite films that started with 1997's In the Company of Men.

Reception

Awards:
(Winner)Method Fest Festival Director's Award

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Credits

Director Catherine Jelski

Producer Kimberly Shane O'Hara

Line Producer Eric M. Klein

Producer Catherine Jelski

Writer Catherine Jelski

Writer Wolfgang Bauer

Franklin Dale Godboldo

Sebastyn Simon Templeman

Paloma Arly Jover

Cassandra Leslie Bibb

Charlie Devon Gummersall

Joe Eion Bailey

Special Thanks Joe Anderson

Production Companies O'Hara/Klein

Production Assistant Gregory Pik

Legal Counsel Tal Vigderson

Distributors Indican Pictures

Distributors 2k4

Distributors ContentFilm Internationa

First Assistant Director Michael Ford

Second Assistant Director Philip McKeon

Second Second Assistant Director Ben Thompson

Buyer Juniper Foster

Costume Design Merrie Lawson

Make-Up Artist Sandy Richter

Production Supervisor Peggie Porter

Assistant Director Joe Bilella

Casting Michael Testa

Art Director Laura Branosky

Art Director Lisa Hope

Set Decoration Lisa Hope

Original Music Hypnogaja

Gabor Szitanyi Cinematography

Gabor Szitanyi Film Editor

Casting Dan Shaner

Still photographer Sawako Iizuka

Best Boy Electric Noreen Graveline

Electrician Tim Evers

Grip Dan Dickey

Still Photographer Bruce Coughran

Best Boy Grip Rob Casey

Gaffer David S. Bouza

Grip Michael Blanchette

Key Grip Craig Bilodeau

Second Assistant Camera Rachel Bedner

Foley Recordist Brian Smith

Sound Fernando Muga

Sound Designer Martin Lopez

Boom Operator Erik Emery

Interior Designer Warren Alan Young

Art Intern Ryan Fox

Craft Service Laura Mardulla

Production Assistant Ron McIver

Script Supervisor Tricia Goken

Script Supervisor Kristine Kelly

Production Assistant Lovejoy Cole

Production Assistant Chris Coursey

Production Assistant Eric Alexander

Production Assistant Michael Caballero

On-Set Costumer Allison Achauer

Music Supervisor Rich Dickerson

Grip Eric Velarde

Lighting Technician Darryl Walthall

Electrician Paul Strong

Best Boy Grip Brett Tyler

First Assistant Camera Rory King

Still Photographer Jeaneen Lund