At age 79, veteran character actor MARY LOUISE WILSON has won a Tony but can't get a job on stage. So she returns to her hometown, New Orleans, to teach her first acting class to skeptical members of the YouTube generation. While demanding emotional honesty from her students, she examines the sacrifices she's made for her career and wonders whether her life has been successful. Eventually her love of acting is rekindled. Features interviews with FRANCES MCDORMAND, MELISSA LEO, TYNE DALY, ESTELLE PARSONS, VALERIE HARPER, CHARLOTTE RAE, and playwright DOUG WRIGHT.
World Premiere: 2015 SXSW Film Festival
Directed by: Ron Nyswaner
Production Companies: Blue Days Films & Armian Pictures
Role: Director's Assistant