Lauren Lapkus and Kelly Coon star in first trailer for parenting-themed comedy Another happy day.
Gravitas Ventures will release writer-director Nora Fiffer’s film on all major digital platforms on October 1. , Hanna Dworkin, Alex Weisman, and Tim Kazurinsky, among others, form Lapkus, a collective founded by artist and new mother Joanna ) as the centerpiece of the film’s cast. ), who is struggling to adapt to her changing life when she strikes up an unlikely friendship with her estranged aunt Miriam (Dodds Frank).
“I’m not a mom,” Lapkus explains in the trailer. “I just…I have a baby, you know?” Later, she admitted, “You have no idea how much I need my family right now.”
In addition to writing and directing Another happy dayPfeiffer serves as producer along with Quinn Nicholson.
Pfeiffer said in a statement that it was “the movie I wish I had seen before I became a mother.” She added that the film team was “serious about creating an accessible workplace for parents, carers and anyone who appreciates a healthy work environment. We provide childcare for cast and crew and commit to eight hours of filming per day . We set these priorities because we were making a film about the postpartum experience, but we believed in taking care of our filmmaking team, no matter the story.
Lapkus noted: “As an actress, mother and long-time fan of Norah Feiffer’s talent, this project means a lot to me. It’s a unique and familiar story that contributes to such an important conversation. It was an incredible experience.
