The Pikme-Up

Synopsis

In the mid-1980's the coffeehouse movement in Los Angeles was beginning with wild promise. A tattered Hollywood storefront called The Pikme-up became the prototype for a new subculture that started as an unruly rebellion and exploded into a national phenomenon. The place was a bohemian revolution, a happening of ideas, poetry, music, and performance where a motley group of outcasts formed a unique community and an enduring family. Our documentary on The Pikme-up utilizes an amazing wealth of materials--more than 5000 photographs, over 200 video hours of performances, hundreds of print elements, and intimate interviews with friends, employees, and performers. We hope our experimentation with the materials and how memory is represented in film is true to the spirit of this amazing moment in Los Angeles cultural history.

Main Cast

Luis Alfaro

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Mojgan Azimi

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Bill Barminski

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Bonnie Barnett

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Iris Berry

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Ezrha Jean Black

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Stphanie Bottum

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Frank Brash

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Roddy Bottum
Directing	Director	James Keitel Andrew Crane Scott Hessels
Production	Producer	James Keitel Andrew Crane Scott Hessels
Writing	Writer	Andrew Crane Scott Hessels James Keitel
Art	Art Direction	Gabriel Dunne
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