Egg Party
Egg Party begins in a sun-soaked Brooklyn apartment in late spring. Six women in their late-thirties gather, with lots of wine and laughter, to dye Easter eggs. Through a series of whimsical portraits we discover each woman’s view on her respective egg, lost dreams, and new beginnings. As the afternoon light shifts around them, it is revealed they have gathered to support their friend Molly, who is desperate for motherhood and struggling through loss and infertility. After her world is cracked open, coming together becomes the greatest balm to heal a grieving spirit.
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Kersti BryanDirectorDirectorial Debut. Acting credits: Upcoming: "Ray James" (Apple TV+); Film: "Hustlers" (STXfilms); "An Actor Prepares" TV: All Rise (CBS); Ray Donovan (Showtime); FBI Most Wanted (CBS); Lincoln Rhyme (NBC).
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Sophie von HaselbergKey Cast"Molly"Woody Allen's "Irrational Man"; "Pose" (FX), "American Crime Story: Versace" (Netflix); "Wizard of Lies (HBO), "American Princess" (Lifetime) Film: "Equity", "Ask For Jane"
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Susan HeywardKey Cast"Zee"Upcoming: "Delilah" (OWN) TV: "Orange Is The New Black"; "Powers" (Playstation); "Vinyl" (HBO); "Unforgettable” (CBS); "The Following"; "Michael & Michael Have Issues"; "30 Rock" Film: “The Incredible Jessica James”; “Glimpse of the Moon”; “Poltergeist"; "Mother of George”; "Busted on Brigham Lane"
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Christine Renee MillerKey Cast"Janelle""Bull" (CBS) ; "Search Party" (HBO); "Blue Bloods" (CBS); "Sister, Sister"; "Party of Five"; "Moesha"; "Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper"; "General Hospital"
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Holly ChouKey Cast"Drea"Film: "The Big Sick"; "Shelter"; "Camp Wedding"; "The Good House"; TV: “Untitled Jessica Gao Project”; "Younger"; "Elementary"; "The Blacklist"; "Looking at Christmas"
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Ashton HeylKey Cast"Heather"“Tim James: Safer Than Safe” (Funny or Die)
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Claire KennedyKey Cast"McKenna"Film: "Life in a Box"; "Snowflake"; "Traffix";
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Ashton HeylWriter
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Claire KennedyWriter
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Kersti BryanWriter"Lot's Wife"; Children's books: "Wane"; "The Book That Is Yet Unwritten"
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Kersti BryanProducer"True Believer" (TheatreLab)
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Ashton HeylProducer
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Claire KennedyProducer
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Max RothmanProducer
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Dan AmboyerProducer"Whirlwind"
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Eric P. BergerProducer"Whirlwind"
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy
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Completion Date:September 24, 2020
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Production Budget:30,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.85
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Cinequest Film FestivalSan Jose
United States
March 20, 2021
World Premiere
Audience Award -
Coven Film FestivalSan Francisco
United States
March 20, 2021
San Francisco Premiere
Audience Award -
Cinema Sister International Film FestivalWilmington, NC
United States
North Carolina Premiere -
Breakthroughs Film FestivalToronto
Canada
Canadian Premiere -
Woods Hole Film FestivalWoods Hole, MA
United States -
WomenX Film FestivalLeeds
United Kingdom -
Chelsea Film FestivalNew York, New
United States
October 14, 2021 -
Charlotte Film FestivalCharlotte, NC
United States
October 16, 2021 -
Australia Independent Film FestivalBrisbane
Australia
October 1, 2021
Australian Premiere
Nominated for Audience Short Film Award -
Topaz Film FestivalDallas, TX
United States
October 22, 2021
Texas Premiere -
New York Shorts International Film FestivalNew York
United States
October 30, 2021
New York Premiere
From Golden, Colorado, Kersti works as an award winning actor, writer, producer and adventurer based in NYC. Her acting work includes film, television & theatre. Recent credits include Hustlers with Jennifer Lopez, All Rise, Ray Donovan, FBI: Most Wanted and Lincoln Rhyme. Kersti has been in residency at Eugene O'Neil Theatre Center and with Fresh Ground Pepper Theatre. She received a Theatre Communications Grant (TCG) for theatre work in Russia and was a TCG U.S. Delegate to Havana, Cuba in 2015. EGG PARTY received the Panavision New Filmmaker Award and will be her directorial debut. www.kerstibryan.com
Shot safely in mid-March 2020 in NYC amidst the COVID pandemic, Egg Party is based in part on a real-life Easter egg dyeing party I attended. As I checked my calendar on the day, I realized I’d accidentally misspelled (or perhaps subconsciously), “DYING EGG PARTY”. Yep, bleak for a woman in her 30s. This event, in tandem with a number of friends’ challenges with fertility, infused the initial drafts. It is fitting that Egg Party will be my directorial debut, as I share so much with these women. We meet these women at a crucial moment when suddenly TIME is of the essence. Each character must decide what she wants to do with her...egg. With inspiration from chiaroscuro paintings, Wes Anderson’s playful pastel palette, and Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”, I see Egg Party as a whimsical and poignant film on fertility, creativity and what you want, and sometimes what you get, from this one wild and precious life.
Driven for equality in representation in storytelling, I am proud that Egg Party received the coveted Panavision New Filmmaker Award and is a female-led story with a predominately diverse female-identifying cast, crew and post team.