Writer/director @AllyPankiw’s debut feature, starring Rachel Sennott as an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD: I USED TO BE FUNNY is now on blu-ray from @utopiamovies, with limited edition slipcover by Brianna Miller 🌸
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Canadian filmmaker ally Pankiw on her feature film debut, I Used to Be Funny, starting her career and finding her on-set style. #allypankiw https://t.co/OKt9jrRUky
⚠️ Listener discretion advised: this episode of Butter Torts covers sensitive topics. Join host Vanshika Dhawan as she chats with filmmaker Ally Pankiw. They discuss her debut film, "I Used to Be Funny," and the realities of overcoming trauma and PTSD. https://t.co/z5bodyMaho
Netflix will be the streaming home of I USED TO BE FUNNY from writer/director @allypankiw beginning in September 2024.
The comedy-drama stars Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, and Sabrina Jalees.
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Film Independent members enjoyed an early #FiPresents screening of ‘I Used to Be Funny’. 🎤 Dive into the full conversation with writer/director/executive producer @AllyPankiw (Fast Track/Directing Lab Fellow) moderated by @danjlevy on our YouTube: https://t.co/jBWGGTfHca
The nominees for Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie are:
Baby Reindeer - “Episode 1” directed by Weronika Tofilska
Black Mirror - “Joan is Awful” directed by Ally Pankiw
Fargo - “The Tragedy of the Commons” directed by Noah Hawley
Lessons in Chemistry - “Her and Him” directed by Sarah Adina Smith
No One Will Save You - Directed by Brian Duffield
Quiz Lady - Directed by Jessica Yu
Ripley - Series directed by Steven Zaillian
Royal, White, & Royal Blue - Directed by Matthew López
The Fall of the House of Usher - "The Tell-Tale Heart" directed by Mike Flanagan
True Detective: Night Country - Series directed by Issa López
We’re excited to tell the world that @CBC has commissioned the official Lilith Fair doc, produced by Dan Levy’s @notarealprod & @Elevation_Pics and directed by @AllyPankiw, with the full support and authorization of @SarahMcLachlan. Read more here: https://t.co/6PfApsas9i
Cool news: Canadian director @AllyPankiw (I USED TO BE FUNNY) has just wrapped production on a new documentary about Lilith Fair. Will be distributed theatrically by @Elevation_Pics, then broadcast on @CBC. Timing means it won't hit #TIFF24.