Scenes from the Suburbs
30 minutes /
Ages 13+ /
2011 /
United States of America /
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Director Spike Jonze teams up with band Arcade Fire to create a thirty-minute short film inspired by their critically acclaimed album, "The Suburbs," and its themes of war and coming of age in suburbia.
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Spike Jonze
Director
Directed by
Written by
Spike Jonze
Will Butler
Win Butler
Produced by
Arcade Fire
Scott Rodger
Vincent Landay
Natalie Farrey
Paul Knaus
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Director Spike Jonze teams up with Arcade Fire to create a thirty-minute short film inspired by their critically acclaimed album, The Suburbs, and its themes of war and coming of age in suburbia. Co-written by Jonze & Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Will Butler, this companion piece to the album follows the narrator, living in a suburban dystopia, trying to piece together fragmented memories from when he was a teenager, and his experiences with his friends as they grow apart.
Cast
Kyle: Sam DillonWinter: Paul Pluymen
Zoe: Zoe Graham
Paolo: Ashlin Williamson
Zeke: Zeke Jarmon
Sienna: Sienna Blaw
Crossvine Cop, Soldier: Win Butler
Crossvine Cop, Soldier: Will Butler
Crossvine Cop, Soldier: John Arkinson
Crossvine Cop: Sarah Neufeld
Border Cop: William Buchanan
Terrance: Justin Arnold
Vicky: Shannon Honeybloom
Kyle's Boss: Richard Reed Parry
Suburban Mom / Mrs. Mochapaldi: Régine Chassagne
Grocery Store Employee: Tim Kingsbury
Older Man: David Mikol
Man who is shot: Marcel D'Zama
Party Dancer: Jeremy Gara
Crew
Hair Artist: Nancy RankinCinematographer: Greig Fraser
Editor: Jeff Buchanan
Production Designer: Elliot Hostetter
Casting: Vicky Boone
Costumes: Caroline Karlen
Costumes: Renata Morales
Concept Artist: Marcel Dzama
Original Music: Arcade Fire
Executive in Charge of Production: Jeff Scruton
First Assistant Director: Bobby Bastarache
Second Assistant Director: Jeff Guerrero
Art Director: David Hack
Set Decorator: Max Juren
Set Dresser: Yvonne Boudreaux
Additional Set Dresser: Kenneth Gaston-Kilgore
Checkpoint Graphics Designer: Elana Farley
Makeup Artist: Nancy Rankin
Wardrobe Intern: Mikaylah Bowman
Wardrobe Intern: Stephanie Villalobos
First Assistant Camera: Raul Erives
Second Assistant Camera: Geoffrey Frost
Loader: Brian Nelligan
Additional Loader: E.J. Enriquez
Media Manager: Jason Harter
Camera Production Assistant: Chase Chestnutt
Camera Intern: Sikander Khan
Video Programmer: Drew Liverman
Production Sound Mixer: Martin Pedersen
Boom Operator: Ferrick Hallaron IV
Gaffer: Tony J. Brummer
Best Boy Electric: Spencer Pharr
Swing: Jeff Holman
Key Grip: Kurt Kornemann
Best Boy Grip: Aaron Vyvial
Script Supervisor: Will Butler
Location Manager: Dustin Daniels
Location Scout: Peter Atherton
Production Supervisor: Charles Mulford
Assistant Production Supervisor: Laura Wallgren
Key Production Assistant: Jonny Martin
Production Assistant: George Dishner
Production Assistant: Stephanie Seeley
Casting Assistant: Max Kruemcke
Casting Assistant: Adrian Laguette
Casting Assistant: Jessica Bradley
Extras Casting: Sarah Dowling
Extras Casting Assistant: Andrew Reyes
Post-Production Producer: Viet-An Nguyen
First Assistant Editor: Patric Coleman
Second Assistant Editor: Phillip Brooks
Second Assistant Editor: James Bird
Second Assistant Editor: Pearly Leung
Sound Design & Mix: T. Terressa Tate
Sound Producer: Rocky Owens
ADR Engineer: Russell Smith
ADR Engineer: Matt Ludwick
ADR Engineer: Robert Martinez
ADR Assistant: Orly Rodriguez
Visual Effects Supervisor: Ben Gibbs
Visual Effects Producer: Russell Sanzgiri
Visual Effects Assistant : Lauren Riedel
Digital Compositing Artist : 'Yosh' Luis Bolivar
Data Management Technician: Jason Harter
SXSW Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Seattle International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Toronto International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Hamburg International Short Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Arcipelago - International Festival of Short Films and New Images -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Cinema City (Serbia) -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Jerusalem Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Melbourne International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Nuits Sonores (France) -- Official Selection (Nominated)
VICE The Creator's Project Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Sydney Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Poolinale- Vienna Music Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Glastonbury Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Curtas Vila Do Cordo Festival (Portugal) -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Latitude Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Benicassim Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)





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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Loved the film, the characters were spot on and believable, you just felt like you knew them you whole life. Filming was superb, acting was really good and the script was well written. Of course, the music itself was great and combined with the film made you love the music and film even more.
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7 months ago
None of the kids in this film had any acting experience before this short was made. It is really rare that a band, Arcade Fire, wanted to collaborate as much as they did with the actors and Spike Jonze in this short. Its not for everyone, but for anyone who can relate to growing up in the suburbs, this film and album are pretty special.
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7 months, 1 week ago
Great film with a great soundtrack. Feels like you are getting a full length film in a 30 minute package.