Mother of All Shows World Premiere: June 1, 2023 at Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
I’m thrilled that Mother of All Shows, which I co-wrote with Melissa D’Agostino has been selected to open the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival on June 1 at Brooklyn’s historic Cobble Hill Cinema. This festival looks wonderful, with a slate of 50 new films on their schedule!
I’ll be in attendance with some of the team, including quadruple talent Melissa, who also produced, directed, and co-starred in Mother of All Shows, and Rebecca Everett, the incredible composer for our original songs and the film’s score! Oh, and Wendie Malick will be there too, who is just brilliant (and maybe even a bit evil) in the movie.
The film has really cool cast which also includes Tarah Consoli, Juan Chioran, Daryl Hinds, Phil Luzi, Trevor Martin, Michael A. Miranda, & Ann Pornel!
If you happen to be in Brooklyn, or know someone who is, full ticket information can be found here! I have no doubt Mother of All Shows will be available widely soon, but in the meantime, here’s a promo clip from the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Website.
About the Film
In order for Liza to cope with the impending death of her estranged mother, she retreats to a 70's variety show in her mind where the all-powerful host is her own mother, Rosa (Wendie Malik), who leads a cast of people from Liza's past and present, all a jumble in her mind.
After a lifetime of Rosa making everything in Liza's life about Rosa, Liza decided she needed to put up a boundary and go no contact. Rosa hasn't seen her daughter in 2 years.
Rosa appears as the host of a 70s variety show in Liza's head with all the bravado and pizazz of Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur, and Rosemary Clooney. She sings, and dances, and yuks it up, all in Liza's imagination; the moments of their lives play out in sketches and song since they can't seem to connect at all in reality without the conversation blowing up or falling apart.
In real life, Rosa sits in a long-term care home while her estranged daughter decides if she will visit after two years of separation. Scene by scene, song by song, Liza works through another part of their past in an attempt to see her mother in real life without losing herself in the process.