The Shopping Cart Diaries and the genres we define ourselves as

I thought I knew everything about the action thriller genre, until I realized that "Girls with Guns" was considered a subgenre of action thriller in its own right. Don't get too excited here at Little Sombrero Studios we aren't going for "Girls with Guns", we're not even doing action thriller. As three quirky friends sat around a computer movie database we toyed with film noir, turned down comedy, but secretly thought about doing a British comedy. We were lost.

We considered emulating the style of Sofia Coppola, with the story of an excessively powerful and criminal suburban high school cheating ring, but we couldn't follow through the story. Taking inspiration in coming of age stories like "Little Miss Sunshine" and the narration style of "Trainspotting" and an oddball idea that was lurking in my back pocket, we created "The Shopping Cart Diaries." 

As three strange teens ourselves, we decided that an Indie coming of age story only seems natural as we are all seniors and adulthood is upon us. Staying true to who we are, we hope you join us on the journey.