The Pic

This short film was inspired by a real event that called me to make a romantic comedy. Most of my favorite romantic comedies are from the ’30’s and ’40s, and I wanted to create a contemporary take on that using my own indie, feminist sensibility and connected to my own life. For example, instead of gorgeous young rich people, I wanted to depict “average,” semi-middle-aged non-rich people. Visually and stylistically, I was inspired by the films “Annie Hall,” Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s “Party Girl,” and Mike Leigh’s “Happy Go Lucky.” My production designer & costume designer, Meghan Czerwinski, and Director of Photography, Brittani Burgess, were instrumental in helping me create the right look and tone, and I couldn’t have been more fortunate than to cast the hilarious and thoughtful Dan Lippert in the lead role opposite me. I had an amazing team of women as almost every department head, and I love knowing that a female POV is present on many layers while telling this story.