American Heroine

American HeroineA heroin-addicted couple (Leslie and June Lane) struggling with a work habit.

Leslie, early 40s, has an optimistic outlook and friendly demeanor for a man ravaged by drugs. He holds a steady job making baby seats for Prius and is admired by his younger co-workers for what they think is a “righteous commitment to the drink.” June, late 30s, pale, haggard, has a relatively important job as an aquatic chemist. She looks like all of the other unkempt scientists at the lab so her appearance is a non-issue. “American Heroine” is a wicked, hilarious, disturbing, and totally fucked up look into the day to day adventures of Leslie and June’s waking and non-waking lives.

Bucks Boys developed this project as a scripted series starring Laura Kightlinger & Jay Johnston, with director Tom Gianas. The pilot aired on Comedy Central owned Atom.com.

American Heroine
client:
Atom.com
director:
Laura Kightlinger
producer:
Joshua Greenberg
director of photography:
Cory B. Clay
editor:
NIck Gartner
executive producer:
Jonathan Becker
production company:
Bucks Boys