Stick around after the film for a special Q&A with cast and crew!
This program has been geolocated to the state of Maryland, Washington DC, and the "DC-Metro" area, and includes only these Virginia cities: Alexandria, Arlington, Crystal City, Falls Church, Fairfax, and McClean. If you are outside of any of these areas, you will be unable to view this program.
Lili Taylor and Stefania Owen give powerfully vulnerable performances in this psychological drama about a sensitive high school senior, Melanie, and her struggle to help her anxiety-prone mother, Dawn, from spiraling out of control. In a fine-tuned portrayal of a family under siege, mental health issues move into the foreground just when Melanie is ready to leave for college. All the milestones of her age like prom, first kiss, and graduation, adds more weight as she strives to save the one last person she knows is on her side. This illuminating film treats its heavy subject with just the right amount of levity to be funny yet still retains the gravity of the message that mental illness is not a choice.
Presented by OASIS: The Center for Mental Health
- Year2020
- Runtime109 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorInon Shampanier
- ScreenwriterInon Shampanier, Natalie Shampanier
- ProducerAnne Clements, Ash Christian
- CastLili Taylor, Stefania Owen, Ian Nelson, Peyton List, Max Casella, David Rasche, Tom Papa, Michael Cyril Creighton
- CinematographerZach Kuperstein
- EditorJoe Murphy
- Production DesignBryan Wolcik
- ComposerAriel Blumenthal
Stick around after the film for a special Q&A with cast and crew!
This program has been geolocated to the state of Maryland, Washington DC, and the "DC-Metro" area, and includes only these Virginia cities: Alexandria, Arlington, Crystal City, Falls Church, Fairfax, and McClean. If you are outside of any of these areas, you will be unable to view this program.
Lili Taylor and Stefania Owen give powerfully vulnerable performances in this psychological drama about a sensitive high school senior, Melanie, and her struggle to help her anxiety-prone mother, Dawn, from spiraling out of control. In a fine-tuned portrayal of a family under siege, mental health issues move into the foreground just when Melanie is ready to leave for college. All the milestones of her age like prom, first kiss, and graduation, adds more weight as she strives to save the one last person she knows is on her side. This illuminating film treats its heavy subject with just the right amount of levity to be funny yet still retains the gravity of the message that mental illness is not a choice.
Presented by OASIS: The Center for Mental Health
- Year2020
- Runtime109 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorInon Shampanier
- ScreenwriterInon Shampanier, Natalie Shampanier
- ProducerAnne Clements, Ash Christian
- CastLili Taylor, Stefania Owen, Ian Nelson, Peyton List, Max Casella, David Rasche, Tom Papa, Michael Cyril Creighton
- CinematographerZach Kuperstein
- EditorJoe Murphy
- Production DesignBryan Wolcik
- ComposerAriel Blumenthal