Sundance programmers looking to add some funny bone component to the line-up might be looking towards Aussie, L.A. based filmmaker Alethea Jones’ female-centric comedy. For her feature debut, she managed to land a producing team that have backed a handful of Sundance projects and a quite the quartet in Katie Aselton, Toni Collette Bridget Everett and Molly Shannon. Production on Fun Mom Dinner took place in July, and included the participation of Morris from America cinematographer Sean McElwee.
Gist: Written by Julie Yaeger Rudd, centering on four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.” When the night suddenly takes an unexpected turn and things gets real, these unlikely new friends soon realize they have more in common than just marriage and motherhood.
Production Co./Producers: June Pictures’ Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks (Tangerine), Gettin’ Rad Productions’ Naomi Scott (The Overnight).
Prediction: Premieres section.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. WME Global (domestic). Voltage Pictures (international)
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