30 Oct 2019
okaasan (mom)
In rural Japan, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect after dealing with the loss of a loved one the previous year.
Madeline's Madeline
Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.
Top Billed Cast
Helena Howard Madeline
Molly Parker Evangeline
Okwui Okpokwasili Nurse, KK
Sunita Mani Assistant Max
Eva Steinmetz Claire, Woman in Pig Mask
Felipe Bonilla Santos, Cousin Elmer
Lolo Haha Aart
Lisa B. Tharps Laura
Dana Eskelson Lamo
Sophie Traub Hollie, Dr. French
Jaron Elijah Hopkins Damon
Jamal Batts Jamal
Reynaldo Piniella Jaime
Henry Leyva Henry
Alexandra Tatarsky Patient Melissa
Eston Clare Jr. Dean
Dale Paul Lazar Pink Bear, Troupe Musician
Ivan Martin Onur
Isolde Chae-Lawrence Costume Designer at Photo Shoot
Sarah Small Photographer's Assistant
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