One-by-one, these reinactors find themselves at odds with the Hollywood they so want in on. These characters are literally right out of the movies, yet the unforeseen drama of the people underneath the make-up threatens to eclipse the bizarre array of Hollywood film icons they appropriate. We come to realize these people are born of the indigenous psychotropic nature of Hollywood itself. It’s a surreal story, in fact it does not seem at all like a documentary. 'The Reinactors' is somewhere in-between Martin Bell's 'Streetwise' (a sublime 1980's document of street kids in Seattle), and the comedic improvised absurdity of Christopher Guest's mockumentary 'Waiting For Guffman'. Director David Markey says, ''’The Reinactors’ plays like a great-depression era Hollywood classic retold for the new millennium. It's also a film about the cutthroat nature backstage and behind the scenes of show business. A profound statement on where we are at culturally in America at the moment. An 'American Idol' on crack, if you will.”

THE FILMMAKER:
David Markey is a resilient and resourceful filmmaker who has sustained a truly independent career in the shadow of Hollywood and against the backdrop of corporate America for over two and a half decades. As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, Markey brings together underground music, experimental cinema and contemporary culture in a direct and insightful way. The majority of his work has been self-funded, directed, produced and distributed. His body of work is also historically significant, representing a unique record of the punk scene in Southern California throughout the 80s and 90s. Markey has worked with Raymond Pettibon, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Redd Kross, The Ramones, Black Flag and the Meat Puppets to name a few.