Recurring Gig

a queer climate comedy

Two queer actors land a gig filming a series of propaganda ads for a not-so-local energy company. As the natural gas campaign heats up, the roles they play in their personal lives reach a tipping point.

Quick Facts

Status: Completed September 2024, not premiered

Runtime: 98 minutes

Genre: Comedy

Director: Adam Hutchinson

Produced by: Recurring Gig Productions

Ownership: 100% Recurring Gig Film LLC

Union status: SAG-AFTRA signatory

Private screening link available upon request to adam@recurringgig.com

Marketability

Target Audience:

The thirsty gays and the middle-aged lesbians

  • Multiple scenes with attractive 20-something men in their underwear.

    2 monologues where a middle-aged lesbian discusses not fitting into the LGBTQ community.

    Sub-plot of a young gay man who doesn't want to top or bottom.

  • Cast member JJ Bozeman is a frequent collaborator with gay auteur director Todd Verow.

    Cast member Lisa Haas starred in 3 films by Sundance-recognized lesbian director Madeleine Olnek.

Comparables

Target Audience:

The climate activists who obsess over local politics

  • By watching propaganda ads get created throughout the film, the viewer gets to actually follow the course of a political campaign by a natural gas utility to overturn the Seattle City Council's renewable energy plan.

  • Loosely based on a real-life ballot initiative in 2018.

    Talking points throughout the ads tap into well-known tropes in current influencer campaigns on both sides: climate activists and natural gas consumer propaganda.

Comparables

Target Audience:

The late-stage capitalism satire nerds

  • 2 millennial and Gen X characters embodying the New York corporate advertising world.

    Running gag of characters doing brand ambassador gig work for a beverage company called Liquid Carbon.

    Monologue from a young character who is disillusioned by his corporate job.

  • Writer & Director Adam Hutchinson has worked in the corporate marketing industry for 10+ years and has a wide audience of advertising professionals.

Comparables

Micro-influencer strategy

Climate, Queer, and Corporate Satire

A paid and earned influencer marketing strategy can tap into these core audience segments. Bite-size clips from the film can provide content to react to, based on the topics most relevant to each.

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A monetizable addition to your roster

Built-in word of mouth & virality

Each of the film’s faux-ad scenes are easily cut into bite-sized jokes on individual topics: local politics, gas stoves, rolling blackouts, net zero pledges, indigenous land rights, etc.

Additionally, this is the first film to represent the non-top/ non-bottom “side” discourse that’s currently gaining steam in the gay community.

Leverage for new subscriber acquisition

SVOD services are currently under-penetrated in two key demographics: the Gen-Z LGBTQ community and climate-conscious consumers. (Deloitte)

  • Nearly all climate films until now have been dramas or thrillers, limiting the ability to reach a new audience through viral comedy marketing.

  • Younger LGBTQ consumers have moved past mere representation in media (e.g. coming out stories) and are seeking intra-community stories with nuance.

Let’s bring this queer climate comedy to market.

Contact adam@recurringgig.com