When actors move behind the camera, they bring something most first-time directors don't have—years of watching how the sausage gets made from the inside. They've stood under the lights, waited through those endless setups, and gotten notes from directors both brilliant and... well, less so.Amy Landecker, who has appeared in numerous film and TV shows including Transparent, The Handmaid's Tale, and one of my favorite movies of all time, A Serious Man, wrote and directed short films before she decided to take on her first feature. She also worked extensively on shows that relied on improvisation, like Louie and Curb Your Enthusiasm, to help hone her writing sensibilities. She told us that she had wanted to direct for a long time, and in part was inspired by her fellow actor/directors like Cooper Raiff (Landecker starred in his first feature, Shithouse) and James Morosini and Jay Duplass, who all displayed a "just do it" mentality. Her passion led her to develop For Worse, a rom-com she also produced and starred in. She plays Lauren, just off her divorce and newly sober. She joins an acting class and meets Sean (Nico Hiraga), who promptly tries to get into her pants. Swept up, she agrees to go to a classmate’s wedding in Palm Springs, which doesn't go the way she wants. Other beloved comedic faces pop up, including Ken Marino, Missi Pyle, Gaby Hoffmann, and Bradley Whitford, Landecker's real-life husband.We Zoomed with Landecker during the festival to find out why actors make good...
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