Chemical Cut Page #3

Synopsis: A misfit turned L.A. model struggles to define herself in the soul-crushing fashion industry, until a mysterious woman's haunting performance strikes her imagination.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Marjorie Conrad
Production: Recreation Media
  1 nomination.
Year:
2016
83 min
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You could try yoga that'd

be really good for you.

(soft music)

- Do you have a valentine?

You need to start thinking about someone

other than yourself, do you have love?

Love is the most important thing.

(exhaling)

- [Arthur] Irene, this is my

f***ing novel, right, yeah

so I didn't ask you to rewrite

the whole f***ing thing

okay, you cut everything

that makes it wonderful

the sensuality the light the atmosphere,

they're f***ing gone so

please don't give me that kind

of revision again,

alright, I know you want

good things to happen for me, so, just,

don't be retarded, thank you.

- Oh hello, today we're

having a trunk show,

it's for the house of

Damiana, so if you have

any questions let me know.

- I'm supposed to be here

to model the handbags,

do you have any idea what

kind of girl they like?

- Pretty.

- This piece as well

and I think it's gonna

look great together.

- Okay, why not, let's try this one too.

- Yeah, let's try this one yeah.

- And,

yeah, I'm sorry, excuse me.

Okay perfect, so the total is gonna be--

- The manager will tell you how

she wants you to hold the bag,

so listen to her carefully,

follow her directions,

don't ask too many questions,

don't talk too much.

Don't get in the way of the product.

Mean this stunt is pretty

self explanatory Irene,

you're a live model.

People wanna see what's available.

Make people wanna buy things.

Who's your target demographic?

Well the older ladies, let

those old ladies see those bags

hold the bag in such a way

that it's really showcased

it's really featured, don't

slouch, don't be lazy,

don't just throw the

bag over your shoulder.

Twirl, strut, pose.

And I don't care if your feet bleed,

I want you to take laps around that mall

'till you've sold some bags.

You might need to elbow your way

through all those crowds of people,

do what you gotta do, show off the bag.

This line of work can be very lucrative,

if you do well, I can book you

more work like this,

and you can start making,

you know, real money.

You're a pretty girl.

Let that work for you.

Don't talk too much.

What the f*** were you thinking?

You carried the bag on your shoulder?

How many hours did you work?

- Three.

- Did she ask you to stay longer?

- No.

- Did she ask you to

come again next week?

- She did not.

- Were you even friendly and personable?

Did you ask for information

on the merchandise?

No of course you didn't.

Do you need to be spoonfed?

Does baby need her baba?

- I'm paid to follow directions,

well that was the problem,

they wouldn't give me any

and I didn't know what to do.

Yeah,

hmm, I get paid within 90 days.

Yeah, I'm budgeting,

dad, I don't have a car,

I don't have insurance,

I don't spend any money.

I cannot,

dad?

Hello, dad?

- So your boyfriend was and actual pimp.

- I told you that, this

one night that I know of.

- Is it like the rap songs

say or is it prettier?

(mumbling)

- Excuse me, excuse me, do

you have any clothes here

that aren't a size zero?

Are you even listening to me?

- No, her dog peed.

- What's so f***ing funny?

You're gonna clean it.

How's it going over there Irene?

- Fine.

- Smells bad.

- Katy still smells the piss.

- Irene, you will be shooting a video

for an art academy tomorrow morning.

Okay?

So be clean and have well

groomed hands and nails.

Be on time, fill out a voucher.

You've been a lot of trouble Irene,

so please, don't be a bigger headache

than you've been.

(cat purring)

(alternative electronic music)

- So this is gonna get

really really hot right?

- Yeah, hot dripping wax,

it'll, it'll, it should be fine.

- Omar, can you ask the model

if she's ever been burned before?

- No I think Irene's fine with burns.

- You think she's fine?

- Yeah.

- You think she's fine,

cause you know we have no liability,

we have 40 minutes left

to do this scene.

- No, Irene knew what

she was getting into.

- When the wax starts melting,

I don't want her to move, not at all,

not a muscle, okay?

Will you tell the model that?

And tell Ria that,

or the girl, you know.

- Yeah okay.

Irene so you're not gonna move,

once the wax starts melting okay,

I know it's gonna burn, but just don't.

- Are we ready Trevor?

Tick tock, Omar?

Off the set please.

- Melt please.

Omar, Omar, will you

tell, can you tell her

to bring that thing in closer?

Bring that thing in closer

so it's gonna melt it.

Bring it right up to her skin.

I need to see it melt Omar,

I need to see it melt,

come on melt, melt, melt,

melt, melt, melt,

melt, melt, melt, melt.

Melt, melt, melt, melt,

melt, come on, melt.

(dripping)

(dramatic electronic music)

(knocking)

(banging)

- Don't you want them?

I got them for you.

Here.

Do you like the flowers?

- Put them In a vase.

- They smell really good

you wanna smell them?

That's a really big vase.

So I thought we could

move the arrow tonight

and catch that short film festival,

what do you think.

- Oh, the one that I'm dying to go to?

Yeah, I'll do that.

- I'll pay for everything okay,

I just wanna make up,

I hate it when we don't talk.

- Get the burner!

Go!

Do it now!

Stop waiting!

Go do it now!

Oh my god!

- It's off.

- Okay.

Fine, I'm not driving though,

I'm not taking the bus,

I'm not taking the metro.

- So I'll just figure it out I guess.

- Figure it out.

- Oh my god Irene, I love

it when you pay for sh*t,

I f***ing love it.

(laughing)

I love taxis!

(singing)

(grunting)

(laughing)

- Irene!

(grunting)

What the f*** are you doing?

What the f***?

- F*** you f*** you you were so rude.

- Oh my god you're out of

control, you're a f***ing maniac,

get your sh*t together b*tch, f*** you.

- F*** you.

- F*** you and your

stupid retarded movie.

Ew you are such a c*nt.

- That performer in there,

do you remember that performer in there?

- Do I remember her?

- Stop f***ing smiling,

you're so rude stop.

- Stop it, get control of yourself b*tch

get it together.

- F*** you, f*** you.

- Oh my god what's wrong with you?

- That performer in there is it okay,

she's real, she's more

real than that screen

than in life,

And you've been hounding me

about why I want to model,

well that's it, okay, I just

want a picture like that

that just defines me and

tells me who I am.

(screaming)

- Stop it stop, just get

control of yourself, okay?

You wanna know who you are?

- You're the one who has no

control you're a f***ing toddler

what are you five?

- You wanna know who you are?

You're a f***ing nobody.

- No stop stop, just

shut the f*** up, okay,

just shut the f*** up.

- You always will be and it's

time you dealt with that,

it's time you dealt with that, okay?

You're not gonna be anybody.

- You're not gonna be anybody, okay?

That why you keep talking

about your f***ing novel

all you do is talk, you're

all talk, you're all talk,

and when you see something real--

- You're jealous of

some tranny in a movie?

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Marjorie Conrad

Marjorie Conrad (born October 1, 1988) is a French-American filmmaker and model. She is known for placing fourth on America's Next Top Model (Cycle 11), and for her narrative feature film Chemical Cut (2016). more…

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