I've never actually had my butter-warmed, but my soon-to-be husband warms my cold feet in the winter time. I just didn't want to make about feet. Footwear yes. Not the nude foot though. Read more
thanks! extra props to our DP Chris Teague, Production Designer Sara K White, Costume Designer Evren Catlin, and my boyfriend and all our friends for letting us shoot in their apartments :) Read more
I think we just really trusted each other and our voices. We didn't ask for permission to make this, and maybe if we had we wouldn't have gotten it. For sure the overwhelmingly positive response we've been lucky enough to receive over the past few weeks has been so energizing and to us is proof that so many people are… Read more
Let's not forget the wine in a jam jar! Agreed, it felt completely relatable throughout. I want those floral sheets. Read more
Cool question. Donna is a person who is often more comfortable being honest on stage in front of a crowd of strangers than she is being vulnerable with the people she is closest to. She was always going to tell the audience that night, whether or not Max showed up. And when he did, she chose to power through because… Read more
Hellloooo!! (say in Mrs. Doubtfire voice). It's certainly an experience all the women behind the voice of Donna have had. That is leaving with he wrong guy. Sometimes leaving with the wrong guy helps you find the right guy. Sorry to Dear Abby you. But I'm 35 and have had practice. Read more
Hi! Thanks for hanging out with us. I'm wondering: Pop culture depictions of abortion are stuck in the Stone Age/1970s. (For example, everyone always cites that episode of Maude from 1972.) What enabled you guys to pull off Obvious Child? Do you think it was going indie, are people's attitudes changing or what? Read more
Jenny is truly one of the greats! I met her in 2009 while she was performing stand-up and her comedy is full of range. She is raunchy and gentle and says things from the heart. I never doubted her ability to be a dramatic actress. In making this movie we are all flexing new muscles and trying new things. We're lucky… Read more
Hi Gillian and Elisabeth! I attended the screening on Saturday at the Angelika and really loved the film. What went into the decision to have Donna reveal her abortion to Max during one of her sets on stage? That scene initially seemed a tad shocking and I felt a twinge of sadness for Max, that he had to find out in… Read more
The debate is complex. Each side is fraught with so much bitterness. But the truth is reproductive rights are under attack and women are losing access to safe abortions and reproductive health care services across the country and that straight up sucks and it's very scary...Amy Heckerling is queen of the 90's and the… Read more
first and foremost, we totally miss the nineties. Read more
thoughtful question! we'll take one of each please. Read more
Hi Erin. We knew going into this that if the film were to succeed it would ignite conversation and we're not afraid that. But we hope that people will be thoughtful with their responses, as we took great care in being thoughtful to Donna's story. Read more
Hello! First of all, thank you for this movie. I wasn't really sure what question to ask, but I wanted to gain some insights into the scene with Jenny Slate and David Cross' characters, it seems like she knows he's a bit of a dick but she still ends up going with him over Captain Slip-Ons (don't get me wrong I loved… Read more
Hi Madeleine. Thanks for your Q! We really wanted to tell the story of what choice looks like in three very distinct and different ways. We wanted to humanize all three women's stories and demonstrate that sharing is not only helpful but empowering. Read more
Hello! First of all, your movie ruled. And for context, I'm a 28 year old dude, so not exactly your target audience. Read more
Hi Madeline — we financed the film through a mix of equity, grants, a state tax credit, and Kickstarter. (Like many independent films these days, it was through a lot of different sources!) For us, Kickstarter was a great space to build community around the film, to invite fans of Gillian's 2009 short film, fans of… Read more
It's interesting that you point out that women in movies never even say the word "abortion". I feel like that didn't used to be the case, and that in some ways the movies I remember from my adolescence (early 90s) were much more frank about the subject. I remember Kirstie Alley in Look Who's Talking saying "I don't… Read more
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