Film

(Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.)

2006 · 7m · Comedy

Trecartin describes (Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.) as a "narrative video short that takes place inside and outside of an e-mail." Trecartin's intense visualization of electronic communication is inhabited by a cast of stylized characters: Pam, a lesbian librarian with a screaming baby in an ultra-modern hotel room; Tammy and Beth, who live in an apartment filled with installation art; and Tommy, who is seen in a secluded lake house in the woods. Pam, Tommy and Tammy are all played by Trecartin, who, wearing his signature make-up, jumps back and forth between male and female roles. Totally self-absorbed and equipped with vestigial attention spans, the characters are constantly communicating with one another on the phone or online.

Lizzie Fitch

Beth and Bolivia

Ryan Trecartin

Tammy 1/Tammy 2/Tommy Chat/High-Low Tommy Video Voice

Taya Kaschnick

Catherine Pimples and OMG 1

Penelope Wright

Penny-O

Barkev G.

OMG record me Dude

Rhett LaRue

Cheeta

Junior Greenberg

The Cat

Lexar

Soft Picture Boy

• Ryan TrecartinEditor · Writer · Director

Release date

July 19, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

7m

Genres

Comedy