(Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.)

4.3
20067m

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.

Cast

Photo of Lizzie Fitch

Lizzie Fitch

Beth and Bolivia

Photo of Ryan Trecartin

Ryan Trecartin

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

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