Director's Note.

​Death, Daughters and Laugh Tracks is a unique film to be made for a number of reasons. As a storyteller, the film addresses themes I’m passionate about, including selfishness, suicide and the family model. As someone who believes that daughters need their fathers just as much as sons do, I really want to explore the dysfunctional relationship between a father and his daughter. The suicidal nature of both characters challenges the viewer to decide whether the characters are just plain selfish or in desperate need of care and consideration from one another. The fact that I can explore this theme in a comedic way lends entertainment to the subject that will give it more layers and substance.



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I want to attempt to cast the two leads for Death, Daughters and Laugh Tracks with black actors because I feel this smart, witty style of the writing is lacking within comedies involving a majority black cast. Not only do I personally identify as black, but also I identify with the style of comedy our writer Mike Fowler has crafted. Thus I would love to see myself and the people I know reflected on screen not only through diversity of skin color but with way of speech, dialogue and wit. I feel casting black actors for the two main characters will go against expectations for this style of comedy and it will give the film a certain edge within comedy circles and black circles. With your support, I know my team and I are capable of creating a unique film that will appeal to the universal themes of love and family that all audience can appreciate in a film.