Summaries

A Synergistic Cinema project, a story with no predetermined arc told in six chapters, written and directed by six distinct Seattle-area filmmakers. Each director must use the characters and threads introduced by the previous chapter to continue the story. The film tells the story of small-time hustlers and yoga enthusiasts, quickly accelerating into a hilarious, operatic crime drama involving numerous kidnappings and unexpected pathos.—Adam Brown

Greg Madsen (John Hildenbiddle) and Acker Kenmore (Dylan Noebels) are small-time grifters in search of their next payday. but Acker is searching for more meaning in his life after taking a class from offbeat yoga instructor Sullivan Burkes (WT Russell), who begins teaching Acker to find his "inner Octopus" while spurning the advances of his sexy student Cinnamon (Katie Sheaffer). Greg gets caught up with Freakshow (Justin Freet) and Bisely (Nate Quiroga), a pair of hired goons sent by the reclusive Antonius (Andras Jones) to find a missing girl named Stella Mercuria (Stella Rose Saint Clair). As Freakshow and Bisely trace the path of Stella, we find out more about the mysterious Octopus and how these characters' lives intersect in many surprising ways.—Adam Brown

Details

Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
Release date Dec 13, 2013
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Seattle, Washington, USA
Production companies RAWSTOCKMedia RawstockMedia

Box office

Budget $12000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Greg Madsen (John Hildenbiddle) and Acker Kenmore (Dylan Noebels) are small-time grifters in search of their next payday. but Acker is searching for more meaning in his life after taking a class from offbeat yoga instructor Sullivan Burkes (WT Russell), who begins teaching Acker to find his "inner Octopus" while spurning the advances of his sexy student Cinnamon (Katie Scheaffer).

Greg gets caught up with Freakshow (Justin Freet) and Bisely (Nate Quiroga), a pair of hired goons sent by the reclusive Antonius (Andras Jones) to find a missing girl named Stella Mercuria (Stella Saint Clair). As Freakshow and Bisely trace the path of Stella, we find out more about the mysterious Octopus and how these characters' lives intersect in many surprising ways.

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