The Uninvited is set to hit screens next month, blending the messiness of real life with a laugh-out-loud cast that feels like it’s here just for us. Fresh from Foton.Pictures and Rosebud Pictures, this slice-of-life comedy-drama stars everyone’s favourite Pedro Pascal alongside the marvellous Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Walton Goggins, Eva De Dominici, Michael Panes, Kate Comer, Annie Kurzen and Rufus Sewell, all guided by Nadia Conners in her debut feature film as a narrative director.
The film opens with Rose (Elizabeth Reaser), a retired actress and full-time mum, who’s getting ready to host a work party at home. Suddenly, there’s a knock at the door, and an elderly woman named Helen (Lois Smith) stands there and says she’s come home. Cue a whole evening of painful honesty and soul-searching, with a bit of humourous Hollywood critique thrown in.
For director Nadia Conners, this project is personal. She reflects, “I am eager to share this film with an audience as it has landed at a unique moment in our culture where the costs and rewards of motherhood are being explored more widely. I am encouraged by the festival audience’s reaction to the story as it delves into the multiple roles women must juggle, all while losing contact with their own selfhood.
As a 54-year-old woman making her narrative directorial debut, I feel compelled to underscore that the road to this later-than-anticipated outing is a beautiful product of the exact struggle between work life and home life.
The comedy and the pathos have resonated with women, and hearing the laughter and sharing in the emotion afterwards has been one of the greatest experiences of making the film. I hope that with a bigger platform the experience of the film – of feeling seen will continue to resonate.”
Producer Rosie Fellner adds: “From the first read of Nadia’s script, as a working mother, I felt a deep connection to the story’s authenticity and the courage behind it. Bringing this vision to life has been a labour of love, and I am deeply grateful to Ari & Carlos and the Foton Pictures team for their unwavering support and can’t wait to share it with everyone.”
With a limited release starting November 15th at LA’s iconic Egyptian Theatre and a global streaming release on November 19th, The Uninvited captures how wildly unpredictable and bittersweet life can be. Prepare to feel just a little bit more seen.
