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Los Angeles Beach Detective

Born lead character, Detective Rick Scruff, finds out that his reality is a movie inside a VHS tape, and must escape. Once he escapes, he struggles to fit into the modern world. A satirical yet dramatic extrospective on the cultural and generational gap between American cinema of the 80’s and modern day.

  • Nico Cauton
    Director
  • Luis Fernando Contreras
    Director
  • Nico Cauton
    Writer
  • Luis Fernando Contreras
    Writer
  • Jason Romero
    Director Of Photography
  • Nico Cauton
    Producer
  • Luis Fernando Contreras
    Producer
  • Brandon Sanchez
    Key Cast
    "Detective Rick Scruff"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sc-fi, Action-Comedy
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 24, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Nico Cauton, Luis Fernando Contreras

Luis Contreras and Nico Cauton are natives of the San Fernando Valley where they met in childhood. This duo’s creative productivity comes from their ability to play into each other's strengths and weaknesses. Whatever one lacks, the other has. Creatively they share the same interests and beliefs as they have been working together for most of their developing years as filmmakers.

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Director Statement

Based on a dream one of the directors had, this short film takes into consideration the modern obsession with “aesthetic” over substance. Meanwhile presenting a metaphor for the cultural gap between our “Gen-Z” generation and the “Gen-X” generation. Very representative of our comfort based philosophy on film.