First Time Female Director
First Time Female Director is a 2023 American comedy film directed, written, produced by and starring Chelsea Peretti. It co-stars Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant, Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner, Megan Stalter, Jak Knight, Max Greenfield, and Amy Poehler. The film is Peretti's directorial debut, and her first film as writer and producer; she stars as Sam Clifford, a first-time female director.
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| Directed by | Chelsea Peretti |
| Written by | Chelsea Peretti |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Furmanski |
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| Music by | Kool Kojak |
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| Distributed by | The Roku Channel |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
First Time Female Director is a 2023 American comedy film directed, written, produced by and starring Chelsea Peretti. It co-stars Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant, Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner, Megan Stalter, Jak Knight, Max Greenfield, and Amy Poehler.[2][3]
The film is Peretti's directorial debut, and her first film as writer and producer; she stars as Sam Clifford, a first-time female director.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Chelsea Peretti as Sam Clifford
- Blake Anderson as Corden
- Kate Berlant as Clara Ann
- Megan Mullally as Marjory
- Benito Skinner as Rudy
- Megan Stalter as Davina
- Jak Knight as Simon
- Max Greenfield as Robbie
- Brad Hall as Miles Paris
- Tim Heidecker as Greggy Thompson
- Natasha Leggero as Thimberly Paris
- Amy Poehler as Meg
- Andy Richter as Sheldonn Clifford
- Xosha Roquemore as Star
- Numa Perrier as Maya
- Jordan Peele as Mystery Coach
- Adam Scott as Acting Coach
- Nick Kroll as Clyde
- Nicole Byer as Cerritos
- Stephanie Beatriz as Lisa
- Grace Reiter as Protester Rebecca
Production
[edit]In July 2022, it was announced that Chelsea Peretti would make her feature directorial debut for the film First Time Female Director, and also star, write, and produce alongside Amy Poehler, Kate Arend, and Jordan Grief for Paper Kite Productions, and Deanna Barillari. Production companies involved include Paper Kite Productions, MarVista Entertainment, and Fox Entertainment.[2]
The film wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles, California, in July 2022.[2]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival on June 12, 2023.[5] Prior to the premiere, Roku acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] It was released on March 8, 2024.[7]
Reception
[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 36% approval rating with an average rating of 5.0/10, based on 14 critic reviews.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 40 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "First Time Female Director". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 14, 2022). "Chelsea Peretti Makes Feature Directorial Debut With 'First Time Female Director' For Fox's MarVista & Paper Kite". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Pandya, Hershal (July 15, 2022). "Chelsea Peretti Directed a Movie About Directing". Vulture.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Coyle, Jake (2023-06-09). "Chelsea Peretti on her directorial debut 'First Time Female Director,' premiering at Tribeca". Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ Massoto, Erick (April 18, 2023). "Tribeca Festival 2023 Full Feature Film Lineup Includes 'Downtown Owl' and 'Bucky F*cking Dent'". Collider. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (June 12, 2023). "Roku Lands Chelsea Peretti's Directorial Debut 'First Time Female Director' Ahead of Tribeca Premiere". TheWrap. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (February 7, 2024). "Chelsea Peretti Gets Meta in Funny Trailer for Her Directorial Debut First Time Female Director (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "First Time Female Director". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "First Time Female Director". Metacritic. Retrieved June 10, 2024.