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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Freelancers Anonymous, new LGBTQ comedy feature shooting in September
2017-09-20
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This article shared 2012 times since Wed Sep 20, 2017
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Award-winning Spanish filmmaker Sonia Sebastian ( De Chica en Chica/Amazon ) teams up with Lisa Cordileone and playwright Amy Dellagiarino to bring you Freelancers Anonymous, a comedy feature highlighting the LGBTQ community and women in tech industries.
Featuring a top notch cast including Alexandra Billings ( Transparent ), Natasha Negovanlis ( Carmilla ), Lisa Cordileone ( Easy Abby ), Jennifer Bartels ( American Woman/Paramount Network ) with Mouzam Makkar ( Champions/NBC ) and Megan Cavanagh ( A League of Their Own ).
Billie #hatesherjob and is desperate for a change, so she quits mere months before getting married. When she breaks the news to her fiancee Gayle, things don't go exactly as planned. Billie meets a ragtag group of women who are also looking for employment, and is struck with the idea of cultivating their skills to create an app for freelancers.
A lesbian Comedy of Errors, quirky story written, directed, and starring an ensemble of women, Freelancers Anonymous is part of a brand with a narrative story that will crossover and integrate on multiple platforms for a truly unique and engaging experience.
Produced by Full Spectrum Features in association with Black Apple Media, who recently teamed up to produce Signature Move, which was released in March of this year.
For more details: www.freelancersanonymousmovie.com .
Press Contact: freelancersanonymousmovie@gmail.com . |
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