Living Donor
MARYLOUISE LUKASIEWICZ
http://www.livingdonormovie.com
When Joan finds out that her longtime boyfriend, Chad, is going to die of alcohol induced liver failure, she vows to do anything possible to keep him alive. Her solution? To temporarily adopt the previously homeless Jimmy, clean him up and get him back on his feet. In return for a portion of his liver…. What could possibly go wrong?
Although women have made tremendous headway in film, thanks to Tina Fey, Kristin Wiig and others, it is still largely a boys club, especially in the genre of comedy. With this project, we would like to showcase the often marginalized talents of some women…who think they are funny.
Writer MaryLouise Lukasiewicz is a graduate of the UCLA School of TFT, where she studied comedy as much as she could get away with (this included a few field trips to the Upright Citizens Brigade for training). Since graduating she has begun studying Improvisation at The Groundlings School. She is now a second year Editing fellow at the American Film Institute, where she strives to spread the message that women are funny too.
Anna Golin- Producer
Sara Lohman- Director (Director: Welcome Back Satan, Untitled Friar Project, The Smoker Creator: OogaBooga Comedy Group--- http://oogaboogagroup.blogspot.com/)
Catherine Goldschmidt- Cinematographer (Cinematographer: Untitled Friar Project, Northeast http://www.catherinegoldschmidt.com/)
MaryLouise Lukasiewicz- Writer/Editor (Actress: Welcome Back Satan Writer/Actress:Untitled Friar Project, OogaBooga Comedy Group Editor: The Smoker)