This is the first of 3 interviews featuring films at this year’s Richmond International Film Festival (Sep 24 – 29).

Nelson Tracey wrote and directed Breakup Season, about a couple whose relationship ends on a Christmas family visit. The boyfriend is played by Chandler Riggs (best known as the son on The Walking Dead) and his girlfriend was played by Samantha Isler (Teen Molly in Molly’s Game and one of the daughters in Captain Fantastic). My interview is with Nelson, as well as the 2 actors who played Chandler’s siblings, Carly Stewart and Jacob Wysocki. Since they provide much of the comedy in this drama, their interview is lots of fun, including:

– The fascination with La Grande, Oregon (NOT La Grange)

– Inspiration for trains, vegetarianism & hatchet throwing

– Chandler and Samantha’s “love scene”

– Creating the Tik Tok dance

– Those Christmas PJs

LINKS:

Richmond International Film Festival

The Ashland Theatre

My Ashland Theatre podcast