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Suggests: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS

Fri, Sep 13

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Virtual

For this Spotlight Event, Park will discuss balancing comedy and tragedy, redefining the coming of age genre, creating a visual style that enhances your tone, and getting powerful performances.

Suggests: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS
Suggests: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS

Time & Location

Sep 13, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Virtual

About the event

Megan Park’s hilarious and touching second feature, My Old Ass, had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it received rave reviews and was quickly acquired by Amazon Studios in a competitive bidding war. It will be released in select theaters September 13 and everywhere September 27.  The film follows bright-yet-irreverent Elliott (Maisy Stella), an 18-year-old girl who comes face-to-face with her older self (Aubrey Plaza) during a mushroom trip the summer before college. Through Elliot’s funny and earnest journey of self-discovery and first love, she must decide if she’ll take her own advice to change her life before leaving her childhood home. The Hollywood Reporter called it a “warm blend of comedy, romance and whimsical collapsed-time fantasy” and highlighted Park’s distinguished voice as both a writer and director.

A seasoned film and television actor, Park made her feature directorial debut in 2022 with The Fallout starring…

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