Directed by:
Chelsea PerettiScreenplay:
Chelsea PerettiCinematography:
Jonathan FurmanskiCast:
Max Greenfield, Amy Poehler, Megan Mullally, Natasha Leggero, Chelsea Peretti, Tim Heidecker, Blake Anderson, Brad Hall, Andy Richter, Kate Berlant (more)Plots(1)
With First Time Female Director, Chelsea Peretti wears all the hats. Making her directorial debut, the comedian is also on hand as writer and producer, and she leads a hilarious, star-studded cast as Sam, a playwright working for a small local theater in Glendale. When the theater’s director is fired for inappropriate behavior, Sam is thrust into the leadership role, where she quickly discovers that being a director may be a lot more challenging than she originally thought. Wanting to stage her dream production, a rural drama set in the South, Sam finds a bevy of issues (including a recalcitrant cast) awaiting her and threatening her latest work. Filtered through Peretti’s unique, wry perspective, First Time Female Director is an off-kilter, hilarious, but genuinely heartfelt tribute to the theater and joy of performance. Aided by a fantastic cast that includes the likes of Megan Mullally, Blake Anderson, Megan Stalter, and Kate Berlant (plus cameos that shouldn’t be spoiled), Chelsea Peretti’s first time out as a director is a memorable one. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Max Greenfield
USA
Best movies:
The Big Short (2015)
Shot Caller (2017)
The Glass Castle (2017)
Amy Poehler
USA
Best movies:
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie) - a.f.
Megan Mullally
USA
Best movies:
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Natasha Leggero
USA
Best movies:
Inside a Skinhead (2001)
He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Soyons flics (2014)
Chelsea Peretti
USA
Best movies:
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (TV movie)
Sing 2 (2021)
Tim Heidecker
USA
Best movies:
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
The Attic Expeditions (2001)
Flower (2017)
Blake Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Épique (2013)
Dope (2015)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Brad Hall
USA
Best movies:
Limit Up (1989)
Worth Winning (1989)
The Guardian (1990)
Andy Richter
USA
Best movies:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Madagascar (2005)
Kate Berlant
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Dream Scenario (2023)
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Xosha Roquemore
USA
Best movies:
Brian Banks (2018)
Precious (2009)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Megan Stalter
USA
Best movies:
Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
Cora Bora (2023)
Gary Nohealii
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The Forever Purge (2021)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
Numa Perrier
Haiti
Best movies:
Clockstoppers (2002)
The Perfect Find (2023)
Guy Branum
India