Shot within the world-famous location of The Comedy Store and drawing on her comedy and stand-up background, filmmaker April Moreau’s short film dramedy Hysterical portrays a comedian’s experiences on and off stage in the wake of a recent traumatic event. Sparked by a desire shared with co-writer Emily Hanley, who also stars, to redress the lack of stories presented on screen about the difficult journey towards healing taken by those who experience sexual assault, the 15 minute film intelligently highlights the blistering anger, panic and avoidance behaviours of its protagonist as she navigates her emotional turmoil. Ahead of Hysterical premiere on the pages of Dn today, Moreau joined us to speak about the support offered by the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, using cleverly planned sound design to re-create the atmosphere of a crowded room and how she was able to convincingly convey the internal state of her brash stand-up comedian.
- 6/27/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Exclusive: Thomas Doherty is set to star in Screen Gems’ horror thriller The Bride, starring Nathalie Emmanuel. Doherty replaces Garrett Hedlund, who recently moved on from the project. Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, and Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden, and Stephanie Corneliussen are also on board. Jessica M. Thompson will direct with Blair Butler penning the original script, based on her pitch, with revisions by Thompson. Emile Gladstone is producing the project.
The pic is a contemporary thriller that tells the story of young woman invited to a lavish destination wedding in England, only to realize her presence at the wedding has sinister motivations.
Doherty currently stars in the reboot of Gossip Girl for HBOMax, which premiered July 8 as HBO Max’s most-watched original series over launch weekend. It has been renewed for a second season. He was last seen in Hulu’s High Fidelity opposite Zoe Kravitz. His break came when...
The pic is a contemporary thriller that tells the story of young woman invited to a lavish destination wedding in England, only to realize her presence at the wedding has sinister motivations.
Doherty currently stars in the reboot of Gossip Girl for HBOMax, which premiered July 8 as HBO Max’s most-watched original series over launch weekend. It has been renewed for a second season. He was last seen in Hulu’s High Fidelity opposite Zoe Kravitz. His break came when...
- 10/4/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Annet Mahendru, who currently stars in AMC’s The Walking Dead spinoff World Beyond, and Peter Vack are set to star in Grow, a horror indie written and directed by Brian Gottlieb. It centers on a man (Vack) who is imprisoned and impregnated by a group of cult members with an archaic belief system. It is an examination of gender, flipping conventional stereotypes. Mahendru will play twins Kitty and Locasta Larkin. Gottlieb, Bryson Pintard and Michael Tipps are producing while Louie Gibson will serve as executive producers. Mahendru is repped by Bohemia Group, Paradigm and Nelson Davis. Vack is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment.
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Matt Medrano has joined Anna Schafer in Whose Child, an indie film that is being directed by Roxy Shih. The plot follows a woman (Schafer) working in public relations at a children’s hospital who gets her life turned around when she...
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Matt Medrano has joined Anna Schafer in Whose Child, an indie film that is being directed by Roxy Shih. The plot follows a woman (Schafer) working in public relations at a children’s hospital who gets her life turned around when she...
- 11/25/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Film Institute revealed its list of eight women selected for this year’s Directing Workshop for Women on Wednesday. The participants will take part in a year-long, tuition-free film production course, culminating with each of them directing a short film that will premiere at a special showcase in Los Angeles in 2021.
The new class of Dww participants are: Michelle Krusiec, April Maxey, Mary Molina, April Moreau, Kelly Pike, Jessica Shields, Lucretia Stinnette and Em Weinstein. Five of the participants are women of color. Read their bios here.
Also Read: Oscars 2020: Women Scored Record 31% of Nominations Overall Despite Female Director Snub
“AFI has a long history of advocating for directors from underrepresented communities and we continue that tradition with this new class of filmmakers,” said Susan Ruskin, Dean of the AFI Conservatory and Evp of the American Film Institute. “We are thrilled to welcome these eight artists into...
The new class of Dww participants are: Michelle Krusiec, April Maxey, Mary Molina, April Moreau, Kelly Pike, Jessica Shields, Lucretia Stinnette and Em Weinstein. Five of the participants are women of color. Read their bios here.
Also Read: Oscars 2020: Women Scored Record 31% of Nominations Overall Despite Female Director Snub
“AFI has a long history of advocating for directors from underrepresented communities and we continue that tradition with this new class of filmmakers,” said Susan Ruskin, Dean of the AFI Conservatory and Evp of the American Film Institute. “We are thrilled to welcome these eight artists into...
- 1/15/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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