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DeadW0Lf69

In the San Fernando Valley, a cam-girl and her circle of misfit druggie friends are put in grave danger when she witnesses the murder of one of her clients through her web cam service.

DeadW0Lf69

Details

Inherited Trauma • Misfit Sanctuaries • Performative Intimacy • Suburban Claustrophobia • Fatalistic Loops • Determinism vs. Agency

Comps: Suburbia meets Reservoir Dogs

Target Audience: Cinephile Women and Men ages 18 – 35 with interests in digital subcultures, hardboiled fiction and new noir.

Budget: $2 – 2.5 million

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Thrilling · Sardonic · Dark-Comedy

Story

1 | The Digital Witness

Tammy—a down on her luck valley girl—manages her household’s mounting debts and her family’s dysfunction by running a cam-girl business from her bedroom, a neon-lit sanctuary in a house drowning in vintage clutter. During a routine session with a high paying client—W0lf69— she witnesses his murder by an unknown assailant. She is left hoping that her digital persona is enough of a mask to keep him from finding her front door. 

2 | The Crowd and the Comedown

As a “kickback” of uninvited hangers-on and drug-seeking misfits spills into the house to see  her drug dealing brother, John, Tammy tries to maintain a facade of normalcy while worrying about the fallout from her session. Retreating into a quiet corner of the house with Romie—her ex-boyfriend and local rockstar—the two find themselves in an existential limbo as they grapple with the reality of their stagnant lives while debating what they would do differently if they could “rewind and start over.” Before drifting off to sleep, they discuss whether the murder she witnessed is a death sentence or the catalyst they need to finally shed their personas and escape the Valley. 

3 | The Rude Awakening

While everyone in the house—from Tammy to her brother to their misfit druggie friends—have fallen asleep, the hitman from the cam call arrives to “clean up” the witness. But when the house wakes up, his professional efficiency is derailed by their erratic, drug-fueled volatility. 

Finale

After witnessing the brutal execution of her inner circle, Tammy flees the valley with Romie, fueled by the stolen cash they found in the killer’s trunk and the adrenaline of a clean slate. Yet, the narrative fractures when Romie muses on the impossibility of a fresh start. The film loops back to the moment of impact, playing out a nihilistic “what-if” where Tammy makes one fatal mistake. In this shadow-ending, the cycle of suburban decay finishes what it started, leaving Tammy and everyone she loves dead in the dust of the San Fernando heat. 

Characters

Tammy

  • Mid to late 20s hardworking cam-girl
  • Sensitive, Exhausted, Protective of her messed up family
  • Wants to find a way out of the Valley and her f*cked up home.

John

  • Mid to late 20s Tammy’s drug dealing brother
  • Earnest, stoned, know-it-all
  • Wants to be left alone long enough to enjoy his burnt out afternoon.

Romero

  • Mid to late 20s Tammy’s on again-off again love interest
  • Confident, Fun loving, Rock star
  • Wants Tammy to be ok.

Fonz

  • 40s-60s “I’m too old for this shit” hitman
  • Stern, Business-like, Frustrated
  • Wants to get the day over with and get the money to Rossi.

 Rossi

  • 40s-60s down on his luck bookie
  • Annoying, Puerile, Not-so-bright
  • Wants his money back so he doesn’t get in trouble with his boss.

W0lf69

  • 40s-50s divorced man with a gambling problem
  • Sad, Deflated, Generous
  • Wants to change his life—but meets a fatal end

Les

  • Mid to Late 20s non-binary party animal performance artist
  • Mischevious, Seductive, Roguish
  • Wants to get high for free and Tammy and John’s house.

Nico

  • Mid to Late 20s mercurial partying man
  • Introspective, Unobtrusive, Sweetheart
  • Wants Les.
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