“Vacuum” By Ace Norton
A human vacuum snorts a never-ending line of cocaine through a vapid party in the Hollywood Hills. ‘Less Than Zero” meets “Hansel and Gretel”. A satire about Los Angeles as a…Vacuum.
I made a satire about Los Angeles as a…VACUUM. A few years ago, I went to an art show at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, I was drawn to this one particular painting called “Birds of Paradise” By Carl Dobsky. This painting told a narrative, it was almost historical in a way but it wasn’t ancient history. It was contemporary and presented a crowd of elegantly dressed rich white people drinking and doing drugs at a fancy pool party, totally unaware of the fire raging in the hills behind them. It was like Emperor Nero who played his fiddle while Rome burned. A few days later, I wrote this crazy little short film and appropriately called it, VACUUM. It’s ‘LESS THAN ZERO” meets “HANSEL AND GRETEL."
Ace Norton - Director
Credits
Written & Directed by Ace Norton
Produced by Martha Davis, Ace Norton, Lars Ruch, & Kevin Dalit
Executive Producer: Joe Care, Jackson Morton, Pedro De Oliveira (JOJX)
Associate Producer: Micah Levin
DOP: Alexander Alexandrov
Production Designer: Ali Isaken
Edit by James Rose (CUT & RUN)
Edited by Micah Levin (MMM)
VFX by JOGGER
Music by Le Chev & Chrome Canyon
Wardrobe by Laura Francis
Sound Mix by Josh Ascalon
Color by Seamus O’kane
Production Supervisor: Cameron Mcmillan
1st AD: Mathieu Aquinto
2nd AD: Olivia Tripp
1st AC Eric Waldron
2nd AC / Media Manger: Terra Gutman Gonzalez
Gaffer: Brady Turner
Key Grip: Ben Blum
Leadman: Jake Brady
Set Decorator: Bobbi Rich
Set Dresser: Manuel Mancilla
Make up: Ken Calhoun
Location Manager: Johnnie Glystrand
Sound: TJ Yoshi
Cast:
Evan Shields
Gregg Christie
Makena Hammond
Alexander Hathaway
Andrew Lindh
Elaine N
Dan Spector
Lisa Starrett
Gary Sugerman
Seyna Van Der Linden
Mirela Silemovic
Margartita Shestitko
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