by Roy on 22 Oct 2009 | Comments Splinterheads tells the story of a twenty-something slacker named Justin whose “thing” is that he doesn’t have a “thing” at all. However, when a small-time carnival comes to town, Justin meets Galaxy, a beautiful and spunky barker who cons unsuspecting carnival-goers into parting with their money (a “splinterhead,” in the parlance of the carnies). Galaxy has more “things” going for her than anyone Justin has ever met, and he soon finds himself joining her on a geocache-ing adventure where he learns to embrace life, falls in love, and may just figure out what his “thing” may be after all.

Splinterheads feels like it could be a bit of a coming-out party for a group of young, talented filmmakers. You’ve got two charming actors in Thomas Middleditch, playing the lead in a feature for the very first time, and Rachael Taylor, the 25-year old Aussie import who’s parlayed supporting roles in films like See No Evil and Transformers into meaty roles in well-received indies. And you’ve got writer-director Brant Sersen, who already made a splash when Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, his feature debut, won the audience award at SXSW 2004. Judging by the positive buzz coming out of festivals, Splinterheads may be just the beginning in the very promising careers of this bunch.

Check out the trailer after the jump to see for yourselves. Read»