Writer-director Lena Dunham wraps shoot for secret function ‘Sharp Stick’

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: “Girls” creator Lena Dunham has accomplished work on “Sharp Stick”, her first function movie as a writer-director in over a decade.

According to Variety, Dunham additionally has a starring position within the indie which was shot efficiently in secret and in compliance with COVID-19 protocols in Los Angeles over the previous months.

The function movie is financed by FilmNation that may display screen footage for potential patrons out of the European Film Market throughout the ongoing Berlinale movie competition.

“Sharp Stick” additionally stars Kristine Froseth (“The Assistant”), Taylour Paige (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”), Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight”), Jon Bernthal (“Ford v Ferrari”) and Scott Speedman (“Animal Kingdom”).

Dunham, whose directing credit embody “Girls” episodes and her function directorial debut “Tiny Furniture” (2010), has additionally produced “Sharp Stick” underneath her banner Good Thing Going.

The multihyphenate described the upcoming directorial as an “incredibly personal” story.

“I made my final function movie 11 years in the past in my household dwelling with only a few shut buddies.

It’s a testomony to FilmNation and my unbelievable producers, forged, crew and — particularly — my COVID-19 compliance staff that this expertise felt simply as intimate and creatively free.

“This story is extremely private to me and a continuation of my career-long mission to create a free dialogue across the complexities of feminine sexuality and to show the concept of the ‘likable’ feminine protagonist on its head — and you may’t do this on this enterprise on any scale bigger than your mom’s lounge with out ahead considering companions.

I really feel very fortunate,” Dunham mentioned.

Actors Paige and Bernthal additionally function govt producers on the movie.

The manufacturing boasts of virtually completely feminine division heads.