Majandra as Maria
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Running Time: | 1h 31min |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2017 (USA) |
| Director: | Zoe Lister-Jones |
| Screenplay: | Zoe Lister-Jones |
| Cast: | Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Brooklyn Decker, Retta, Jaime Chung, Ravi Patel, Hannah Simone, … |
Synopsis
Anna and Ben can’t stop fighting. Advised by their therapist to try and work through their grief unconventionally, they are reminded of their shared love of music. In a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, they decide to turn all of their fights into songs, and with the help of their neighbor, Dave, they start a band.
Character
Majandra has a small role playing Maria. Maria and Lauren, played by Angelique Cabral, are a couple and have a daughter named Isis Ellen Greenburg, named after the Egyptian Goddess. They are friends of Anna and Ben.
Awards
Calgary Underground Film Festival 2017
Won: Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature – Honourable Mention (Zoe Lister-Jones)
Nominated: Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature (Zoe Lister-Jones)
Sundance Film Festival 2017
Nominated: Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic (Zoe Lister-Jones)
Trivia
- Majandra, Zoe Lister-Jones and Brooklyn Decker also appear together on Friends With Better Lives and call themselves the “Sister Wives”.
- The movie was written, directed and produced by Zoe Lister-Jones and had an all female crew.
- The movie premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2017.