EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped on Jessica Sanders’ I Want to Feel Fun. Michaela Watkins (Hacks) stars in the movie, which is based on Sanders’ short of the same name that premiered at Tribeca last year.
Avi Rothman, Lilah Pate, Vivian Bang, Dave Merheje, Kiran Deol, Zainne Saleh, Finn Harry, Andrew Key and Gene Kang also star. The film blends professional actors with everyday people.
Sanders is known for her documentary work, including After Innocence, which won the Sundance Special Jury Prize, and Sing!, for which she earned an Oscar nom. I Want To Feel Fun is her first narrative feature. She described the film as “an entirely improvised comedy weaving intersecting stories of love and connection.” The Angeleno added it is “an unexpected, emotional adventure across L.A.’s diverse neighborhoods and ultimately a love letter to the city.”
Sanders also produces, alongside Patricia Seely. Executive producers include Mary Pat Bentel, David Katznelson and Noam Dromi via Reboot Studios and Joe Plummer and Stacey Reiss via Wavelength. Alyssa Schroeter and Roland Kassis Co-EP via Brevity Films. Caitlin Cleary is co-producer.
“Jessica has a rare ability to create work that feels both deeply human and completely alive in the moment. I Want to Feel Fun captures that instinct in a way that feels fresh, emotionally resonant, and distinctly of Los Angeles,” said Dromi, Managing Director of Reboot Studios.
Reiss, Head of Film at Wavelength, said: “We loved Jessica’s vision for a narrative comedy mixed with documentary elements and her determination to get it made no matter what. Being able to support that as an indie studio is a big part of who we are and what makes projects like this so meaningful.”
I Want to Feel Fun is in post-production at Wavelength’s L.A. campus.
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