East of Encino

Gino sits across from a detective and does the only thing he knows how to do: spin a tale so tall, it might just work. His increasingly elaborate testimony unfolds on screen as a series of meticulously crafted sketches - Chinatown scammers, car thieves and a bank heist - each one a miniature genre film. This pilot for the puppet-human sketch series EAST OF ENCINO is a love letter to cinema, told by its least trustworthy narrator.