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Sometimes Lisa needs to remind herself why she ever wanted to do casting in the first place and it is because of incredible casting directors like her mentor Emily Schweber \U0001f495who exposed her to artists like the filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro. Both Emily and Andrea are her guests today to talk about a very special project. Lisa assisted Emily on casting Andrea\u2019s first film the evocative award-winning \u201cMedeas\u201d starring Catalina Sandino Moreno\u2026and now years later comes Andrea\u2019s third film, also cast by Emily that is getting all kinds of acclaim, \u201cMonica\u201d starring Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, (both giving \U0001f3c6Oscar worthy performances) Emily Browning, Josh Close and Adriana Barraza.\xa0

\U0001f338\u201cMonica\u201d is an intimate story of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A mother who due to a terminal illness, the passage of time, and other factors, doesn\u2019t recognize her own child. Or does she? It is a film so universal that many people can relate to it \u2014 the fractures that split up a family, abandonment, healing old wounds, coping with the end of life, finding your way back to your past\u2026and yet the film also is a very very unique look of the journey of a very particular woman.\xa0

Andrea\u2019s filming style is extremely distinct in its nuance, pacing, and framing. You are not going to see a standard two-shot, or easy transitions between scenes. He lets the audience sit with the people in this world, in their silent thoughts, in their private moments, uninterrupted.\xa0

Emily and Andrea tell Lisa about the challenges of casting \u201cMonica\u201d and how they want the audience to experience the film, its revelations and ultimately the redemption of the characters.\xa0

You can find \u201cMonica\u201d on Hulu, AMC, and many other streaming platforms.\xa0