The teaser trailer has arrived for AMERICAN FLAKE, offering a first look at the gritty, offbeat coming‑of‑age drama that blends stoner humor, emotional chaos, and raw character work into a sharply observed portrait of grief and self‑destruction.
AMERICAN FLAKE follows Gale, a small‑town burnout drifting through the haze of late adolescence after the death of his estranged mother. Suddenly left with a large inheritance and no emotional roadmap for what comes next, Gale slips deeper into the same reckless impulses, drug‑fueled distractions, and aimless routines that have kept him from confronting what he’s actually lost.
His fixation on a missing bag of his favorite chips — American Flakes — begins as a funny, almost absurd obsession. But as his drug use escalates from weed and shrooms to pills, his friendships fracture, his relationship collapses, and his mother’s final voicemail becomes another addictive loop he can’t stop replaying, the search reveals itself as the thread pulling his life apart.
Anchored by a raw, breakout performance from Oliver Austin, the film uses trippy visuals, stoner‑comedy energy, and grounded emotional honesty to explore the messy, painful ways people survive loss — and the difficult work of learning how to move forward.
Film Details
Genre: Drama, Comedy Runtime: 81 min Rating: Not Yet Rated Language: English Country: U.S.
Cast & Filmmakers
- Writer/Director: Andrew David Paterson
- Producers: Hazel Hering, Nicholas G. Curl
- Cinematography: Tevin Teixeira
- Composer: Isaac Lopez
- Editors: Andrew David Paterson, Hazel Hering
- Production Company: B‑Team Studios
