Scrap
Directed By
Vivian Kerr
​​After getting laid off, a single mom struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother and his wife.
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Beth (Vivian Kerr) has recently been laid off and struggles to maintain the appearance of a successful middle-class lifestyle as she bounces around Los Angeles. Hoping to land a new job and change her situation before her estranged older brother Ben (Anthony Rapp) finds out, Beth must confront her own pride in order to reconnect with him and provide for her young daughter Birdy. Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) consider a third round of IVF and Stacy, a successful attorney, must re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.
Vivian Kerr is an LA-based actor, writer, director, and producer with her company Rue Dangeau. She recently won the 2024 Austin Film Festival Drama Teleplay Pilot Award for her historical drama THE MITFORDS.
SCRAP, her feature film debut, co-starring Anthony Rapp, Lana Parrilla, Beth Dover, and Khleo Thomas, world premiered in competition at the 2022 Deauville-American Film Festival and has 40+ official selections on the festival circuit.
SCRAP won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Naples International Film Festival, Coronado Island Film Festival, Fargo Film Festival, Fayetteville Film Festival, SModcastle Film Festival, and Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival.
Vivian also recently won the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Narrative Directing at the SOHO International Film Festival, a Special Jury Prize in Acting Achievement at Phoenix Film Festival, Outstanding Actress at Micheaux Film Festival, Best Director at Mystic Film Festival, the MINT Spirit Award at the Montana International Film Festival, Best Actress at Beaufort International Film Festival, and Best Director at Waco Independent Film Festival.
Her second feature, SÉANCE, a Victorian-era psychological thriller, was selected for Wscripted’s Cannes Screenplay List and recently had its World Premiere at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival.
Deauville Film Festival 2022
Cinequest Film Festival 2023
Galway Film Fleadh 2023
Phoenix Film Festival 2023
Naples International Film Festival 2023
Naples International Film Festival - Jury Award - Best Narrative Feature
Waco Independent Film Festival - Jury Award - Best Director
SOHO International Film Festival - NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Narrative Directing
Coronado Island Film Festival - Jury Award - Best Narrative Feature
Fargo Film Festival - Jury Award - Best Narrative Feature
"The well-acted, confidently crafted indie “Scrap” probes messy family dynamics with low-key but taut acuity."
"In her first feature as director, Kerr shows an exceptional gift for cinematic storytelling."
"Vivian Kerr’s debut as a director/writer is an intimate, heartfelt character study that highlights the complexity of the human experience."
"Anchored by three strong performances, Scrap is an unflinching, sensitive portrait of a woman faced with the scary uncertainty of rebuilding her life."
"Vivian Kerr’s approach to Beth’s self-realization feels authentic and personal, making “Scrap” an assured directorial debut."
Ben - Anthony Rapp
Stacy - Lana Parrilla
Beth - Vivian Kerr
Marcus - Khleo Thomas
Esther - Beth Dover
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