King Kelly (2012)
Director
Andrew Neel
Main cast
Louisa Krause; Libby Woodbridge; Roderick Hill; Will Brill
Genres
Drama
Description
Kelly strips â her best friend Jordan captures the event on her mobile phone. Kellyâs name is well known among the visitors of (in)appropriate online portals. The two teenagers digitally record anything and everything that crosses their paths and upload the results to the internet. But, today is not their day: Kellyâs ex-boyfriend has taken her car containing a package she was not to lose under any circumstances. While searching for it, the two set off on a peculiar journey through a night peppered with drugs, sex, corrupt police officers and other catastrophes â and always with their trusty mobiles in hand. Made entirely using mobile phone cameras, KING KELLY is a satirical journey through the boundless narcissism of the YouTube generation.
Andrew Neel
Main cast
Louisa Krause; Libby Woodbridge; Roderick Hill; Will Brill
Genres
Drama
Description
Kelly strips â her best friend Jordan captures the event on her mobile phone. Kellyâs name is well known among the visitors of (in)appropriate online portals. The two teenagers digitally record anything and everything that crosses their paths and upload the results to the internet. But, today is not their day: Kellyâs ex-boyfriend has taken her car containing a package she was not to lose under any circumstances. While searching for it, the two set off on a peculiar journey through a night peppered with drugs, sex, corrupt police officers and other catastrophes â and always with their trusty mobiles in hand. Made entirely using mobile phone cameras, KING KELLY is a satirical journey through the boundless narcissism of the YouTube generation.
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