Podtalk: Vivian Kerr is the Writer, Director and Lead Actor of ‘Scrap’

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CHICAGO – “Scrap” is a scrappy new film that is building anticipation through the film festival circuit. The writer, director and lead actor of “Scrap” is Vivian Kerr, and it also features familiar character actors Anthony Rapp and Lana Parrilla. The release date for this set-in-Los Angeles family drama is to be determined.


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 (Julianna Layne). Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) – a successful attorney – consider a third round of IVF, while she begins to re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.

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Photo credit: Rue Dangeau

Vivian Kerr is an LA-based actor, writer, director, and producer with her company Rue Dangeau. Some of the awards “Scrap” has won on the film festival circuit include 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 and the MINT Spirit Award at the Montana International Film Festival.

In Part One of a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Filmmakers Vivian Kerr breaks down the themes in “Scrap” …

In Part Two, more on “Scrap” and stories from a working actor …

In a video clip, the filmmaker pitch …

Trailer, “Scrap” …

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Critic/Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com