Setting
Rekha and her friends live in Los Angeles. The road trip Rekha and Omar take is through California to Seattle, then to Reno, and back to Los Angeles.
Tone and Style
Troublemaker is a coming-of-age story, and so the tone will be light but realistic. We will use hand-held camera movements to emphasize Rekha’s confusion, and to convey the realism and grittiness of her situation and the long road trip. The camera will be with Rekha at every step, feeling what she’s feeling, understanding the world from her perspective.
Audience
Troublemaker is a movie with both mainstream and niche appeal, similar to films such as Bend it Like Beckham, Better Luck Tomorrow, Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Each of these films featured minority casts, and each had relatable, universal themes. The same audience who watched those movies, as well as similar “indie” films such as Little Miss Sunshine, fit the demographic of Troublemaker as well.