Almost, Sorta, Maybe

“Almost Sorta Maybe” started as a desire to make the kind of inspiring comedy that we turn to when we need a pick-me-up. We wanted to make a movie you could pop in when you needed to be reminded why you do what you do, when you need to be encouraged to take that risk, to not regret that breakup, to stop apologizing, and to stop being so hard on yourself. Patrick and I have been co-writing, co-directing, and co-producing together for ten years now, and I feel confident in saying that this is both the best film we have ever made, and the closest to our hearts.
In our lead character of Liz, we both see ourselves. While her story is not ours, she shares all our insecurities, our fears, and our doubts. Her unhealthy self-image and her negative self-talk are the things we say to ourselves – and the ultimate courage she finds in the depths of her sadness that drives her to quit what no longer works and seek what she truly wants, is the same courage we must re-discover every day to continue to strive to make our films and tell our stories. It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.
Making this film was a wonderful and truly fun experience. It was the first film set I have ever been on, where most days the women outnumbered the men, both in front of and behind the camera. It was a refreshing change from the numerous films I’ve worked on where I have been the only woman on the crew – sometimes the only woman on set at all. It created an environment that felt comfortable and fun. An unintentional flipping of the norm behind the scenes, which reflected what we strove to do in our script; to draw attention to the way women are treated in film by flipping gender norms, and objectifying the male love interests.
We’ve been working on this production in some capacity since 2017, when we first began writing it. We were lucky enough to finish filming prior to the pandemic, and then got to have the strange experience so many of us have now had of working with our composer and sound designer completely over email and zoom, while we ourselves worked on the edit and coloring at home. We are beyond excited that film festivals are returning to in-person screenings now that vaccinations are readily available, as we find the experience of sitting in a theater with an audience while they watch your film to be invaluable. The film festival experience, as a whole, is one we treasure – in addition to the joy of hearing an audience laugh because of our work, we have met many of our closest friends and collaborators at festivals where we were screening.
We are so excited to finally be able to show this film. We hope it does for you what it does for us – remind you that you do not have to apologize. You do not have to put up with what you hate. And chasing your dreams will always be worth it.

Lolo Loren
Co-Writer & Co-Director