the team

CAST

PATRICIA CLARKSON AS LILLY LEDBETTER

Patricia Clarkson is a Golden Globe and double Emmy, double National Society of Film Critics Awards winner. She has won a British Independent Film Award, as well as Oscar, Tony, and four Screen Actors Guild award nominations. Her accolades include an Academy Award nomination, multiple Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award nominations, and numerous Golden Globe, Emmy, National Society of Film Critics, and British Independent Film Awards.

She is known for films such as Martin Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND with Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, GOOD LUCK with Robert Downey Jr., and THE GREEN MILE with Tom Hanks, as well as iconic series such as SIX FEET UNDER, HOUSE OF CARDS, and SHARP OBJECTS and more recently GRAY and STATE OF THE UNION for which she won her third Emmy. Theater lovers will know Clarkson for her acclaimed performance opposite Bradley Cooper in Broadway’s 2014 production of ELEPHANT MAN. She recently received rave reviews for the London revival of Eugene O'Neill's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT opposite Brian Cox.

Born and raised in New Orleans, the youngest of five sisters, Clarkson is also the daughter of New Orleans City Councilwoman, Jackie Clarkson, who devoted her career to women and families and brings a long-held ethos of justice to this film.

john benjamin hickey AS CHARLES LEDBETTER

John Benjamin Hickey’s films include: SUBLET, PITCH PERFECT, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, FREEDOM WRITERS, MAPPLETHORPE, and the upcoming SALEM’S LOT. His many television appearances include IN TREATMENT, THE BIG C (Emmy nomination), MANH(A)TTAN, and Neil Gross on THE GOOD WIFE.

John won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Larry Kramer’s THE NORMAL HEART. Other Broadway credits include THE INHERITANCE (Tony Award nomination,) CABARET, THE CRUCIBLE, MARY STUART, and SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.

John recently made his Broadway and West End directorial debut with the revival of Neil Simon’s PLAZA SUITE. He is from Plano, Texas, and studied at the Juilliard School.

THOMAS SADOSKI AS JOHN GOLDFARB

Thomas Sadoski most recently starred in Alice Childress’ WEDDING BAND at TFANA and Suzan Lori-Parks’ WHITE NOISE at The Public. Broadway credits include OTHER DESERT CITIES, REASONS TO BE PRETTY, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, and RECKLESS. Off-Broadway: THIS IS OUR YOUTH, BECKY SHAW, WHERE WE’RE BORN, and many more.

On the big screen, he starred alongside Glen Powell in DEVOTION and Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar-nominated Jean Marc Valle film WILD. Television work includes Apple series THE CROWDED ROOM, Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series THE NEWSROOM, and CBS comedy LIFE IN PIECES.

He is the founding ambassador of the War Child USA, international advisor for Fortify Rights, emeritus board member of Refugees International, and on the board of INARA which provides life-saving medical treatment to children wounded in war. For his humanitarian work Sadoski holds an honorary doctorate from Niagara University.

DIRECTOR / WRITER

Rachel FeldmaN

Rachel Feldman has directed pilots and episodes for: ABC, CBS, NBC, MGM, Amazon, Lifetime, and SyFy. Her recent credits include the pilot and first season of THE BAXTERS, and multiple episodes of BLUE BLOODS, THE ROOKIE, and CRIMINAL MINDS. Her shorts have been broadcast on HBO, PBS, and Showtime, produced with grants from The Jerome Foundation, AFI, Kodak, and Panavision. LILLY is her first feature film.

The screenplay for LILLY won the Athena List, was a Breaking Through the Lens Cannes selection, and was awarded the Ravenal Grant for first-time feature directors over 50. Her pilot KINKS won the ScreenCraft Best Pilot prize, was chosen as a WGA Best Spec Pilot, WGA Drama Queens winner, and was the US selection for Cannes Series MIPTV. She has written movies for Lifetime Television and SyFy.

Feldman is the emeritus chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee and an activist for women directors. She holds an MFA from NYU in film and has taught MFA directing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Watch her Ted Talk and follow her @WomenCallAction.

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