The Assistant
The Assistant is a 2019 American drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Kitty Green. The film stars Julia Garner as a junior assistant at a film production company. Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jon Orsini, and Noah Robbins also star.
Plot
The film takes place over the course of a single day in the life of Jane, a junior assistant who has been working at a film production company in New York City for five weeks. She arrives before dawn and performs various menial administrative tasks. Her job's long hours and demanding tasks keep her busy and stressed. During a phone call with her mother, Jane learns that she forgot to call her father on his birthday.
More details
author | Kitty Green |
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director | Kitty Green |
editor | Blair McClendon Kitty Green |
genre | drama |
keywords | bos coffee shop end famous actor female executive file film production how to human resources idaho male executive new york city nothing phone call sexual harassment speak turn |
musicBy | Tamar-kali |
producer | James Schamus Kitty Green P. Jennifer Dana Ross Jacobson Scott Macaulay |
publisher | Bleecker Street |
theme | feminist independent |