Learned to Play the Drums

Anti-Folk superstar Brook Pridemore reflects on tragedy, adrift in a deteriorating VHS dreamscape.

  • Justin Nekrutman
    Director
    Foreign Nationals
  • Justin Nekrutman
    Producer
  • Brook Pridemore
    Writer
    Stop Making Fun of Me
  • James Liu
    Director of Photography
  • Joe Rubino
    Assistant Director
    Now Again
  • Erika Lane
    Hair/Make Up Stylist
  • Zina Nelson
    Wardrobe
  • Preston Spurlock
    VFX Artist
    Her Smell
  • Brook Pridemore
    Key Cast
    "Brook Pridemore"
    Stop Making Fun of Me
  • Robert Scott Abrams
    Key Cast
    "Young Brook Pridemore "
    Unsafe Heist
  • T J McDowell
    Key Cast
    "The Coroner/Ivan Deebo"
  • Joe Rubino
    Key Cast
    "The Doctor/Funeral Goer"
    Now Again
  • Zina Nelson
    Key Cast
    "The Nurse/Funeral Choir"
  • TJ Wooly Weiss
    Key Cast
    "The Undertaker"
    Beyond the Music: Special Guest
  • John Velsor
    Key Cast
    "The Florist/Apollo Red"
  • Austin Williams
    Key Cast
    "Funeral Goer"
  • Kashmir Manas
    Key Cast
    "Funeral Goer"
  • Erika Lane
    Key Cast
    "Funeral Choir"
  • Tim Race
    Key Cast
    "ATM Bassist"
    Billy on the Street (Sound)
  • Maria Machete
    Key Cast
    "ATM Member"
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 24, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premiere
    Coram
    United States
    April 20, 2022
    Anarcade (DIY space)
Director Biography - Justin Nekrutman

Justin Nekrutman broke into the film industry in the late 2010s, first finding work as a background actor before becoming involved in production. In addition to Brook Pridemore's Learned to Play the Drums in 2022, Nekrutman previously (credited under punk rock moniker, Justin Kiddo) directed the music video for Who's Gonna Build My Death Ray? (also by Pridemore) released in 2018.
Justin Nekrutman was born in 1993 and is from Long Island, New York.

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