WASSUPKAYLEE

WASSUPKAYLE

Directed by Pepi Ginsberg
USA, France | 18 min | English

Kaylee Hord, a 17-year-old prank video influencer, is the newest member of a popular TikTok content house where she struggles to fit in and pay the rent. But when a new and intense friendship offers the chance of viral fame, Kaylee learns how far she’ll go to belong.

Credits

Director: Pepi Ginsberg
Screenplay: Pepi Ginsberg
Cinematographer: Mélanie Akoka
Editor: Youmin Kang & Pepi Ginsberg
Producer: Stéphane Marchal, Nelson Ghrénassia, Karen Madar, Pepi Ginsberg
Co-Producer: NoMad Production & Issaroy Pictures

Cast: Devin Freeman FRANCE, Taj CROSS, Annie SCHWARTZ, Giovanni CRISTOFF, Rashaan RONDO

  • Pepi Ginsberg
    Pepi Ginsberg

Festival&Awards:
SXSW Narrative Short Competition – World Premiere

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Pepi Ginsberg

PEPI GINSBERG started her career as a professional recording and touring artist, gaining critical acclaim from media outlets such as NPR, Pitchfork, and many more. After leaving the stage, Ginsberg enrolled in NYU’s Grad Film Program and received an MFA in 2022. Her thesis film, THE PASS, premiered at Cannes and has played at TIFF, BFI, and many more and is licensed to Criterion, Canal+ and The New Yorker. Her latest short wassupkaylee (Arte) will premiere at SXSW.