A Cosplay Life
A popular High School girl must duel her arch nemesis in order to prevent her nerdy secret identity from being exposed to the world.
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Director's Statement (The Cremer Brothers)
“A Cosplay Life” explores the idea of living a dual life. What if the popular girl in High School was a secret nerd? What if
somebody found out? The parts of Hailey and May were written specifically for Anjelica Jayes and Grace Soriano respectively. The character of Hailey was based on our first interactions with Anjelica Jayes while filming “God’s Law”. She looks like a typical young woman but once we engaged in conversations we found out that she was in fact a bit nerdy. The character of May was based off of the typical World of Warcraft player (and maybe a couple of players specifically). She is crude and unfiltered due to her lack of real life social interactions.
The script spent more time exploring the sexism female gamers face while playing games online or from just joining in general chats about all things nerd. Unfortunately a lot of this had to be cut for time but we feel the concept still made it into the final film; just a bit more subtly than we wanted. A lot of the concepts/themes/ideas are based on things we’ve seen first-hand and much of the dialogue is lifted from actual interactions in the gaming world.
Screenings & Official Selections
Awards & Nominations
Production Information
Year of Production
Duration
Genre
Camera
Ratio
Language
Budget
Filming Locations
2018
14:52
Comedy
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro
2:35:1
English
$946.53
Oakland, NJ, USA
West Milford, NJ, USA
Photo Gallery
Easter Eggs as part of the set. Photo by Joe Cremer.
Anjelica Jayes (Haley) and Grace Soriano (May) wait to shoot their scene. Photo by Joe Cremer.
Anjelica Jayes (Haley) and Grace Soriano (May) wait to shoot their scene. Photo by Joe Cremer.
Anjelica Jayes (Haley) and Grace Soriano (May) wait to shoot their scene. Joe Cremer.
Anjelica Jayes poses with the defaced locker. Photo by Grace Soriano.
D.P., Joe Cremer, lurks in the bushes to get his shot. Photo by Anjelica Jayes.
D.P., Joe Cremer, lurks in the bushes to get his shot. Photo by Anjelica Jayes.
A.D., Grace Soriano, captures room tone with sound engineer, Herb Cremer and Anjelica Jayes. Photo by Joe Cremer.
Grace Soriano = Baller.
Grace Soriano = Baller.
The end credits. Sprites by Grace Soriano (May/Assistant Director/Producer).
The Cremer Brothers (Writers/Directors) during the Q&A at the June 2022 Grove Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers on the red carpet at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers on the red carpet at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers on the red carpet at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers accepting their Runner-Up Award for Best Concept at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers accepting their Runner-Up Award for Best Concept at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers accepting their Runner-Up Award for Best Concept at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers on the red carpet with their runner-up certificate at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers on the red carpet with their runner-up certificate at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The digital certificate for Best Concept - Runner Up at the August 2022 Brightside Tavern Film Festival.
The digital certificate for Best Comedy Film at the October 2022 In the Cut Film Fest.
The sign for the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The sign for the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers during their Q&A at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers during their Q&A at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
Joe Cremer during the Q&A at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers posing after their Q&A at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers with several other filmmakers at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Bothers accepting their certificate for Best Unexpected Friendship at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Bothers accepting their certificate for Best Unexpected Friendship at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The Cremer Bothers with their certificate for Best Unexpected Friendship at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The certificate for Best Unexpected Friendship at the 2023 Point Lookout Film Festival.
The sign for the 2023 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers at the 2023 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival.
The Cremer Brothers at the 2023 Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival.
Facts
Marks the third time Grace Soriano and the Cremer Brothers have worked with Bettina Skye (God's Law; A Tall Drink of Walter).
Marks the fifth time Grace Soriano and the Cremer Brothers have worked together (Keep It in the Dark; God's Law; A Tall Drink of Walter; Assisted Suicide).
Marks the second time the Cremer Brothers have worked with Anjelica Jayes. The first being God's Law.
Director Cameo: Joe played the basketball coach in what was supposed to be the post-credit scene but was ultimately cut from the film. The scene was filmed at West Milford High School.
Filming took place at the home of Anjelica Jayes' (Hailey) parents while her they were on vacation.
The school scenes were filmed at Macopin Middle School.
Post-production was postponed for over one year in order for JoeBert Entertainment to collaborate on several projects with Outtake Productions, including The Angry Man, Forgotten, and Play Date.
Although it was filmed in the summer of 2018 it was not completed until late 2020.