Death of a Saleswoman - Director's Cut
6 housewives. One dead body. A trunk full of plastic storageware.
An offbeat mockumentary COMEDY MYSTERY, about a top-achieving woman's life and death, and exploring how women are often excluded from the American Dream. With a little GREED, MURDER... and PLASTIC STORAGE WARE sprinkled on top.
When top-performing saleswoman Agatha Ruby's mysterious death happens at the height of her short-lived career, it leads to a whirlwind murder investigation and conflicting (often false) narratives about her life, and death.
Death of a Saleswoman examines cultural silencing and the complex phenomenon of female repression that results when women, whatever their race, age, identity, or background, become high-achieving within their cultures. It sold at Cannes, Berlinale, and AFM, and streams on U.S. and international platforms.
Press/Reviews/Viewer Quotes
"This quirky twist on the (female) whodunit genre” combines Emmy nominated cast* with intricately woven plots, examining what it takes to excel as a woman in a male-dominated world."
"A clever dive into the world of devious housewives who go to desperate lengths for plastic storage ware fame and fortune."
"A lite-humor, darkly comic look at cultural bias and everyday violence against high achieving women in the USA, and in our world, and how it passes so easily, so often."
Summary
In this Rashomon-styled homespun satire, we meet Aggie's close friends and enemies, and learn as much about them and their views on motherhood, fatherhood, business ethics and the American Dream, as we do about Aggie.
Featuring an ensemble cast of comedy-focused actors, a (non-white) newbie female law enforcement officer leads the murky murder investigation, where law and order in this small town is informed by gossip, jealousy, rivalries, and upside down power dynamics.
And as we hear more of Aggie's personal struggles, isolation and career alienation, we come to realize everyone had a different view about her, and about themselves in her world. Their conflicting narratives about her life - and death - either implicate them, absolve them, or show how elusive truth can be.
The quests for excellence and career success can lead women down very different, high-stakes paths. Ultimately we're asked to consider - can reaching for the stars be fatal choices for women?
Awards/ Distribution
-Numerous US and international accolades for inventiveness and style on a micro budget. Including Best Comedy, Best Feature Film, Best Family Film, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Women's Film, and Best Low Budget Indie awards, screening at festivals and venues around the world.
*Ursula Burton (The Office)
(c) GND Prods LA All Rights Reserved.
6 housewives. One dead body. A trunk full of plastic storageware.
An offbeat mockumentary COMEDY MYSTERY, about a top-achieving woman's life and death, and exploring how women are often excluded from the American Dream. With a little GREED, MURDER... and PLASTIC STORAGE WARE sprinkled on top.
When top-performing saleswoman Agatha Ruby's mysterious death happens at the height of her short-lived career, it leads to a whirlwind murder investigation and conflicting (often false) narratives about her life, and death.
Death of a Saleswoman examines cultural silencing and the complex phenomenon of female repression that results when women, whatever their race, age, identity, or background, become high-achieving within their cultures. It sold at Cannes, Berlinale, and AFM, and streams on U.S. and international platforms.
Press/Reviews/Viewer Quotes
"This quirky twist on the (female) whodunit genre” combines Emmy nominated cast* with intricately woven plots, examining what it takes to excel as a woman in a male-dominated world."
"A clever dive into the world of devious housewives who go to desperate lengths for plastic storage ware fame and fortune."
"A lite-humor, darkly comic look at cultural bias and everyday violence against high achieving women in the USA, and in our world, and how it passes so easily, so often."
Summary
In this Rashomon-styled homespun satire, we meet Aggie's close friends and enemies, and learn as much about them and their views on motherhood, fatherhood, business ethics and the American Dream, as we do about Aggie.
Featuring an ensemble cast of comedy-focused actors, a (non-white) newbie female law enforcement officer leads the murky murder investigation, where law and order in this small town is informed by gossip, jealousy, rivalries, and upside down power dynamics.
And as we hear more of Aggie's personal struggles, isolation and career alienation, we come to realize everyone had a different view about her, and about themselves in her world. Their conflicting narratives about her life - and death - either implicate them, absolve them, or show how elusive truth can be.
The quests for excellence and career success can lead women down very different, high-stakes paths. Ultimately we're asked to consider - can reaching for the stars be fatal choices for women?
Awards/ Distribution
-Numerous US and international accolades for inventiveness and style on a micro budget. Including Best Comedy, Best Feature Film, Best Family Film, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Women's Film, and Best Low Budget Indie awards, screening at festivals and venues around the world.
*Ursula Burton (The Office)
(c) GND Prods LA All Rights Reserved.
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Amazon.com Prime, iTunes.com, Vudu.com, YouTube.com, GooglePlay, ROKU on Indie Rights App, and Vimeo on Demand.
Amazon U.S.
Amazon U.K.
Amazon Germany
Amazon Japan
iTunes.com U.S.
Vimeo On Demand
VUDU.com
GooglePlay.com
YouTube.com
ROKU
BUY DVD and Bluray of Director's Cut here
Follow us on FB