Fauxmous: A New, Very Good Web Series
From the Archives
•
Comedy, 05-Feb-2020
Two roommates, Annie and Dan, try to concoct a collab that will be their one-way ticket to fame. Written and directed by Annie Brennen, “Fauxmous: A New, Very Good Web Series,” is a rollicking extravaganza of comedy wordplay and effusive self-praise presented in six short eps. Brennen co-stars along with Dan Leahy, playing two theater kids holed up in an L.A. apartment accomplishing very little other than stroking each other’s egos. Early and often, they propose an official video collaboration but struggle to get past the idea phase, derailed at various times by bursts of song, melodramatic monologues delivered to unsuspecting baristas, or simply falling asleep (which they can accomplish in under a half a second). Brennen and Leahy have amazing chemistry and they fill their series with the most extreme compliments they can muster for one another while being utterly disrespectful and clueless to everyone else around them. An inspired collab indeed. Director: Annie Brennen. Cast: Annie Brennen, Dan Leahy, Nate Contreras, Tanner Le Moine, Nabeel Muscatwalla, Abbi Donovan, TJ Norton, Nick Tiffany. DP/Editor: Avi Kaye. Written by: Annie Brennen. Produced by: Annie Brennen.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
Growing Girl
Utilizing unconventional animation platforms and stock photo characters, "Growing Girl" is a PowerPoint presentation about snakes that explores the form and setting of office culture, the reclamation of an empowered female identity, and a remedy for the internalization of an all-too-common social...
-
Bill and Joe Go Duck Hunting
On a duck hunting trip, two friends head to the lake. Auden Lincoln-Vogel directs “Bill and Joe Go Duck Hunting,” a quietly assured, gently funny, portrait of man and nature. An old, faded friendship centers the character study: Joe is the chatty one to Bill’s stoic reserve; Joe shows up in stree...
-
Alphabet
A lighthearted take on the Alphabet made in quarantine during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Guy Kozak directs “Alphabet,” which creates an appealing mood and atmosphere from a series of simple compositions, one for each letter, A-Z. There’s a lovely variety of visuals — some words are proper nouns, l...
