Ryan Trecartin’s film A Family Finds Entertainment is a camp extravaganza of epic proportions. Starring Trecartin’s family and friends, and the artist himself in a plethora of outrageous roles, A Family Finds Entertainment chronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.
Directing | Ryan Trecartin | Director |
Writing | Ryan Trecartin | Writer |
Crew | Ryan Trecartin | Cinematography |
Art | Will Gurly | Set Decoration |
Art | Kelly Pittinger | Set Decoration |
Art | Ryan Trecartin | Set Decoration |
Art | Lindsay Beebe | Set Decoration |
Art | Lizzie Fitch | Set Decoration |
Art | Jesse Greenberg | Set Decoration |
Camera | Laura Colella | Camera Operator |
Camera | Liz Hostetler | Camera Operator |
Camera | Rhett LaRue | Camera Operator |
Camera | Brian McKelligott | Camera Operator |
Camera | Leeanne Williams | Camera Operator |
Editing | Ryan Trecartin | Editor |