Michaela Watkins Stars In Jessica Sanders’ Comedy I Want to Feel Fun

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped on Jessica Sanders’ I Want to Feel Fun. Michaela Watkins (Hacks) stars within the film, which is predicated on Sanders’ in need of the identical title that premiered at Tribeca final 12 months.  

Avi Rothman, Lilah Pate, Vivian Bang, Dave Merheje, Kiran Deol, Zainne Saleh, Finn Harry, Andrew Key and Gene Kang additionally star. The movie blends skilled actors with on a regular basis individuals.

Sanders is understood for her documentary work, together with After Innocence, which gained the Sundance Special Jury Prize, and Sing!, for which she earned an Oscar nom. I Want To Feel Fun is her first narrative characteristic. She described the movie as “an entirely improvised comedy weaving intersecting stories of love and connection.” The Angeleno added it’s “an unexpected, emotional adventure across L.A.’s diverse neighborhoods and ultimately a love letter to the city.”

Sanders additionally produces, alongside Patricia Seely. Executive producers embody Mary Pat Bentel, David Katznelson and Noam Dromi by way of Reboot Studios and Joe Plummer and Stacey Reiss by way of Wavelength. Alyssa Schroeter and Roland Kassis Co-EP by way of 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,” mentioned Dromi, Managing Director of Reboot Studios.

Reiss, Head of Film at Wavelength, mentioned: “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.