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Freelance

Freelance is an original webseries dramedy following six New Yorkers through a Monday afternoon. The character-driven anthology-serial hybrid explores the unglamorous daily experiences of freelancers, trying to make a living—and a life—at home during the traditional work day. The mundane is profound, the loneliness is typical, and the women are in focus.

The show zeroes in on the abstract millennial office space, and the emerging demographic of young people making non-traditional choices in our lives and careers. Allison Flom (writer/director/producer) is interested in the role of storytelling in social change, and the transformation that comes from empathizing with imperfect characters. Freelance digs into stereotypes, subverts expectations, and asks audiences to invest in the triumphs and heartbreaks happening around them every day.

  • Allison Flom
    Director
  • Allison Flom
    Writer
  • Allison Flom
    Producer
  • Lizzie Frankenthal
    Producer
  • Maya Bakhai
    Producer
  • Naaji Kenn
    Key Cast
    "Laura"
  • Kristen Brody
    Key Cast
    "Josephine"
  • Claudia Dockery
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
  • Rosanne Rubino
    Key Cast
    "Dorothy"
  • Hannah Lynne Miller
    Key Cast
    "Madeleine "
  • Connor Bond
    Key Cast
    "Josh"
  • Satya Valli
    Key Cast
    "Patrick"
  • Randy Lee, Limebeat Studios
    Original Composition
  • Cary Sullivan
    Edited By
  • Peter Pascucci
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Dramedy, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    38 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Freelance Webseries World Premiere at the Metrograph Theater
    New York
    United States
    January 31, 2019
    World Premiere
Distribution Information
  • YouTube
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Allison Flom

Allison Flom is a born-and-raised New Yorker, exploring the role of storytelling in social change. Since earning her BA from NYU Gallatin in 2016, she's been making art with her friends, writing for stage and screen, and talking to strangers. Allison's writing explores identity, empathy, and oppression while maintaining her signature grit and dark comedy.
In addition to “Freelance,” Allison recently wrote and directed "What You've Done," a one-act play about a lesbian couple denied service at a bridal shop, which earned her a Best Director nomination in a NY theater festival. Her screenplay "Obviously Not Okay" was a finalist in competitions from BlueCat and WeScreenplay earlier this year. Allison's plays "Happy Birthday Sharon" and "Tiny Fires" debuted at Sitting Shotgun in Brooklyn last month.
  Allison has experience in curriculum design, artistic facilitation, and devised theater. She is a founding Board Member of The Sunny Center Foundation, which provides post-exoneration support to those who've been wrongfully incarcerated. She is also the co-creator of Fogbreak Justice's CrimSim, an immersive simulation of the criminal justice system between arrest and conviction. She writes about history and social issues for The Insider's Connection, and is a Licensed NY Sightseeing Guide. 

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