Poser (2021)

Poser (2021). Poser: Directed by Noah Dixon, Ori Segev. With Sylvie Mix, Bobbi Kitten, Aujolie Baker, Amber Falter. As Lennon fuels her desire for entree into a podcast featuring live music and conversations with the artists she so fervently admires, Lennon finds inspiration for her own musical ambitions…and a growing sense of misdirected identity.

“u0026quot;Poseru0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLennon Gates (Sylvie Mix) yearns for access to the inner sanctum of the underground music scene in Columbus, Ohio, especially the band u0026#39;The Witch Sirenu0026#39;, made up of Bobbi Kitten and Z Wolf. To achieve her goal, she wonu0026#39;t hesitate to lie, simulate or fake authenticity. She yearns for a personal connection that might shepherd her into the inner sanctum of warehouse concerts, exclusive backstage, house parties, and the cutting-edge art scene. As she fuels her desire for entrée into a podcast featuring live music and conversations with the artists she so fervently admires, Lennon observes inspiration for her own musical ambitions, and a growing sense of misdirected identity. When she creates a podcast to interview the local artists she adores, Lennon discovers her own musical ambitions, develops a fast friendship with the striking, self-asscured performer Bobbi Kitten. Bobbi Kitten is an enigmatic, striking, and talented half of a popular, indie-pop duo. Bobbi takes Lennon under her self-assured wing. Soon, Lennonu0026#39;s aspirations, with some constructive coaxing from Bobbi to perceive her voice, lead her down a path of dark obsession.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen you graduated from college in Columbus, OH, youu0026#39;re twenty-two and inexperienced, eager, and ready to absorb as much as you can in the city. You fell in love with the arts community in Columbus. Youu0026#39;d spend weekends at seedy music venues, watching friends perform, discovering a variety of new sounds and ideas. Youu0026#39;re introduced to the most talented, passionate, and absurd people that youu0026#39;ve had ever met. You make music videos for these musicians. With hardly any budget at all, no concept ideas, use friends as extras, and shoot in abandoned buildings. At times, it all feels cliché. But it always feels special. Welcome to the Columbus underground music scene! u0026quot;Poseru0026quot; uses this world of underground music as a backdrop. The eccentricities that often accompany musicians helped guide this idea. Thereu0026#39;s already a universe there, with real characters that feels like they should be in a movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe script for u0026quot;Poseru0026quot; starts with Bobbi. When we meet Bobbi Kitten, sheu0026#39;s charismatic, wild, and an amazing performer. We discover her band, u0026#39; u0026#39;Damn the Witch Sirenu0026#39;. What kind of fun, twisted story the movie creates using her and u0026#39;Damn the Witch Sirenu0026#39; as the backbone? Their music is different. Weird. With a self-described genre of Witch Rock, their shows are a high energy experience that captured our imagination. u0026quot;Poseru0026quot; builds the narrative around real bands and music, ultimately having Bobbi play a caricature of herself. We see Lennon in a u0026#39;proof of conceptu0026#39; trailer in order to help us get funding for u0026quot;Poseru0026quot;. We see the chemistry between her and Bobbi. We feel like u0026quot;Poseru0026quot; is a movie for a twenty something generation. It draws on the emotions of being a young adult and struggling with your identity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Poseru0026quot; could be seen as a more stylized and somewhat darker version of u0026quot;Ingrid Goes Westu0026quot;, with the obsessions and delusions of social networks as a common ground. Itu0026#39;s narrative approach through the podcast plays in favor of the general aesthetics of the movie and sets all the necessary elements to characterize the characters and the cityu0026#39;s counterculture. Itu0026#39;s atmospheric visuals and itu0026#39;s hipster vibe shows many references to u0026quot;Under The Skinu0026quot;. With pitch perfect style, atmosphere and a dash of dark humour, u0026quot;Poseru0026quot; is a stunning snapshot of a vivid artistic community, and a profound psycho-drama of misdirected identity. (5,5)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWritten by Gregory Mann.”