So Long Suburbia by Samuel Shanahoy
Samuel Shanahoy is a young videographer; originally from Blacktown, New South Wales in Australia and now living in Vancouver. He has directed numerous short films, including characters from queer circles with different facets and sexualities and with punk musical influences. We discovered him a few years ago via his first video "Skate Bitches" released in 2012, a short film about a group of young skaters, looking like punk princesses, each as sassy as the others.
"Aggie doom, nancy spew, bobby sox, motley, van delle, weetzie and rodent are the skate bitches, a bad ass skateboarding girl gang who steal each other candy, terrorize the streets and are bff's. One day aggie doom brings her friend josie to the secret club house. josie rides a longboard, loves pastels and is very preppy. some of the skate bitches dont want josie to ride with them and interrogate her about her curfew, criminal activity and what music she likes. the gang is torn between those who want to give josie a chance and those who have already made up their mind about her. this causes the skate bitches to have a fight and some personal secrets to be exposed. to try and save the gang they visit jr rat queenie, the weird yet wise queen of the rats who lives in a dumpster. jr rat queenie gives them a talking to about girl hate but will all of them agree? will they be able to grow from this? will their friendships be changed forever? and will josie still want to ride with them by the end of the day?
featuring music by pony time, zombie dogs and RVIVR. "
Samuel also directed, a feminist pornographic film made in two parts: "Best Slumber Party Ever" and "Queen Bee Empire", the latter of which was nominated for best picture at the "Feminist Porn Awards 2014". Subsequently, he made some music videos especially for his friend KT Spit - "Dreaming Waiting". We are therefore impatiently awaiting the release of his latest project "So long Suburbia", perhaps his first feature film ... which will be released soon on his Vimeo account.
"One sleepless night as Sadie is surfing the web her suspicions that her and her bestie since the 7th grade are growing apart are confirmed, when she discovers that he has unfollowed her on Instagram.
Over the winter Sadie becomes a social recluse, going to Normy Suburbs Public High by day, working at the Bogus Burger Barn by night, reading zines alone in her bedroom and day dreaming while wandering the streets of suburbia.
On her 17th birthday her mother gifts her a 3 zone one year transit pass telling her to “go out and explore, discover new things and have adventures close to home.”
Downtown Sadie is randomly befriended by Miami, a self identified teeny bopper who is the first out trans girl to attend North Shore Private Girls College.
Miami introduces Sadie to her token straight, musical theater loving BFF Cynthia, her angsty emo boyfriend Zeke, and the rest of her clique: Ellen, an astrology loving lesbian and Jersey, a twinky bisexual highschool drop out.
Sadie quickly starts to hang out with them all on the regular, but has she really found a place where she belongs? Or will old insecurities, crushes and drama get in the way? "
Written, Directed and Produced by Samuel Shanahoy
Trailer features music by RVIVR and Kt Spit
More information:
www.samuelshanahoy.com
www.teeveedinner.tumblr.com
Written by Lonely † Boy