Wasteland (2012 film)

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Wasteland
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Directed byGraham Travis
Produced by Patrick Collins
StarringLily Carter
Lily LaBeau
Ellis McIntyre
CinematographyAlex Ladd
Edited byGraham Travis
Distributed by Elegant Angel
Release date
  • September 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wasteland is a 2012 pornographic film written and directed by Graham Travis and starring Lily Carter and Lily LaBeau. The film has won several awards, including the AVN Award for Best Movie in 2013.

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Plot

Anna (Lily Carter) and Jacky (Lily LaBeau) were best friends in high school in Tucson, Arizona, but have not seen each other in five years. Anna is shy, awkward, and withdrawn while Jacky is outgoing, hedonistic, but unsettled. They both formed an unlikely friendship because they both felt different, but it was this feeling that drove them apart as Jacky moved to Los Angeles. Anna travels by bus to Los Angeles to visit her for a day and the two spend the day together. The two head to a nightclub later that night where Jacky has sex with a man in a bathroom stall, which Anna witnesses. Later on Jacky performs a handjob on a random man in an alley. She gets Anna to do the same even though she is uncomfortable with the situation.

When they return home Jacky apologizes. Anna begins kissing her and the two engage in sexual acts. They then pass the time by playing Go Fish, drinking Tequila and slow-dancing. They discuss how they missed each other but it's clear that Jacky had a much easier time moving on with her life. Anna says that she would always be Jacky's friend, but Jacky dismisses that claim as unrealistic. Anna is put off. The two wind up heading up to the bedroom, making love again. Jacky expresses that she sometimes feels as if something is wrong with her.

The two women spend time in a pool, but afterwards their next conversation becomes heated. Anna admits that she was somewhat pleased when Jacky moved away due to her volatility. Jacky is angry with Anna for not talking to her for five years and accuses her of not being around when Jacky needed her.

Via flashback, it is shown that Jacky previously had sex with someone that Anna was interested in, which pained Anna. Jacky asks Anna why she came to visit her. It's revealed that Anna's parents died in a fire when she was 3 years old and was raised by her grandmother ever since, but she is now dying and Anna is afraid that once she dies, she'll be alone in the world. Jacky is the only person in the world she has really connected with.

Jacky takes Anna to a sex club where she works. Jacky leaves Anna to her own devices at first, telling her to come find her in a few minutes. Anna has a torrid encounter with a dancer (Liza del Sierra), then finds Jacky in a room full of men, where she participates in a gang bang.

In the morning, Anna receives a call and learns that her grandmother has died. She leaves without saying goodbye to Jacky, taking a cab to Union Station.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Accolades received by Wasteland
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals1915
References
YearCeremonyResultAwardRecipient(s)
2012Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival AwardWonBest Narrative Feature [1] N/A
WonBest Actress [1] Lily Carter
2013 AVN Award WonBest Actress [2] Lily Carter
NominatedBest Actress [3] Lily LaBeau
WonBest Cinematography [2] Alex Ladd, Carlos D. & Mason
WonBest Director – Feature [2] Graham Travis
WonBest Drama [2] N/A
NominatedBest DVD Extras [3] N/A
WonBest Editing [2] Graham Travis
NominatedBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene [3] Lily Carter & Lily LaBeau
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene [3] Lily Carter, Lily LaBeau, Mick Blue, David Perry, Ramon Nomar & Toni Ribas
NominatedBest Music Soundtrack [3] N/A
NominatedBest Oral Sex Scene [3] Lily Carter & Lily LaBeau
NominatedBest Original Song for "Hear Me Out" [3] Erlisha Tamplin
NominatedBest Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project [3] N/A
NominatedBest Packaging [3] N/A
WonBest Screenplay [2] Graham Travis
WonMovie of the Year [2] N/A
NightMoves AwardWonBest Feature Production (Editor's Choice) [4] N/A
XBIZ Award WonFeature Movie of the Year [5] N/A
WonDirector of the Year - Feature Release [5] Graham Travis
Won Best ActressFeature Movie [5] Lily Carter
WonBest ActressFeature Movie [5] Lily LaBeau
WonBest Scene - Feature Movie [5] Lily Carter, Lily LaBeau, Mick Blue, Ramon Nomar, David Perry & Toni Ribas
NominatedScreenplay of the Year [6] Graham Travis
NominatedBest Cinematography [6] Alex Ladd, Carlos Dee & Mason
NominatedBest Art Direction [6] N/A
NominatedBest Music [6] N/A
NominatedBest Editing [6] Graham Travis
XRCO Award WonBest Release [7] N/A
WonBest Actress [7] Lily Carter
NominatedBest Actress [7] Lily LaBeau

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