First Time Female Director
World Premiere

First Time Female Director

Spotlight Narrative
Feature | United States | 97 MINUTES | English
Women, Comedy, Art

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.––Jason Gutierrez

First Time Female Director will be preceded by the short Proof of Concept.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Chelsea Peretti
Director
Chelsea Peretti
Producer
Amy Poehler, Deanna Barillari, Chelsea Peretti, Kate Arend, Jordan Grief
Screenwriter
Chelsea Peretti
Cinematographer
Jonathan Furmanski
Editor
Jay Deuby, Jim Carretta
Composer
KoOLkOjAk, music consultant is Este Haim
Executive Producer
Angie Day, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer, Fernando Szew, Tony Vassiliadis
Co-Producer
Ejike Uzoigwe
Cast
Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Kate Berlant, Benito Skinner, Megan Stalter, Megan Mullally, Blake Anderson, Jak Knight, Natasha Leggero, Xosha Roquemore, Max Greenfield, Andy Richter, Tim Heidecker, Brad Hall

Contacts
Press Contact
Scott Feinstein
42West
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212 277 7555
BadShabbos@42west.net
US Sales Contact
Deb McIntosh
WME
CA Phone: 310 246 3390
dmcintosh@wmeagency.com
International Sales Contact
Deb McIntosh
WME
CA Phone: 310 246 3390
dmcintosh@wmeagency.com
Press Contact
Kabeer Malhotra
42West
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 609 468 8909
kabeer.malhotra@42west.net
Press Contact
Hilda Somarriba
42West
Century City, CA 90067
Phone: 212 277 7555
BadShabbos@42west.net
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