Seattle's True Independent Film Festival 2009

High Society: A Pot Boiler, written and directed by award-winning author Kristian Davies, is an acerbic, raucous comedy carefully crafted in the rich ‘stoner tradition.’ The primary appeal is for the active, movie going, 17-to-30-year-old age group, but the acid-tongued, rapid-fire conversation taps a deeper, smarter dialogue that will grab the more open-minded older viewers. The story occurs in the apartment of TRAJAN, GAVIN, and YAKOB during the course of one long evening. The focus is uniquely upon comically insulting and provocative dialogue as each of the heroes and heroines struggle to retain their dignity and protect their innermost insecurities. Gradually, telling observations and truths are revealed. TRAJAN, the provocateur of the roommates, amid a continuous barrage of insults, profanity and bong hits, is forced to defend his unwillingness to ‘face the world’ and get a job. GAVIN, our modestly employed ladies’ man, just can’t take the last step of forcing TRAJAN to become employed because TRAJAN is his primary source of nightly amusement. Laughter triumphs over income. YAKOB, the insecure, never-can-get-a-woman member of the musketeers, simply tries to stay afloat. Our lady guests SOPHIE and SVETLANA are completely out of their element, stunned, puzzled, and eventually amused by the continuous antics, ultimately accepting them. Eventually they are seduced into imbibing in the evening’s wide range of refreshments. High Society: A Pot Boiler takes the viewer on a hazy journey with very stylish smoking imagery, with all its poetic and ballet-like qualities, set to a world-class music score & soundtrack.

Awarded the STIFFY for Most Obnoxious Use of Marijuana

Genre:
Alternative, Comedy, Native American, Cult, Independent, Youth/Teen, Satire, Dramedy