‘Baghead’ gets a little meta right from the start; after our formal introduction to it by our festival announcer and the film’s directors last night, the movie itself began with the same scene. The difference being the film screened at the beginning of “Baghead’ is a little black and white art film called ‘We Are Naked’. Viewing it are a group of four struggling actor friends, Matt, Chad, Michelle and Catherine. 3 of them see this bloated piece of pretension for what it is, but Matt, the group’s inspired leader, sees a chance for something more for themselves right there in the grainy flickering footage of a man pulling his pants down. Within a matter of hours, the group is heading off to Big Bear, California to put together a film of their own, one they hope will finally separate them from the endless sea of extras filling the backgrounds of every film they work on. Things start to go downhill as the group’s sexual dynamics cause some serious tension between them, and that’s well before the appearance of a mysterious figure in the woods with a bag over his face and his intentions unknown.
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