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The Sisters Plotz

Imagine Grey Gardens directed by the lovechild of John Waters and Busby Berkeley! Starring Eve Plumb. Three eccentric sister heiresses who live in New York City with their butler and must outwit those seeking a piece of their inheritance, including a gossip columnist, maids, and politicians. Directed by Lisa Hammer (The Venture Bros). Written by Lisa Ferber (Each Time I Kill), the film stars Hammer and Ferber alongside The Brady Bunch and Grease: Live! star Eve Plumb.

  • Lisa Hammer
    Director
    Ghostapus, Pox, Period Piece, Pus$Bucket
  • Lisa Ferber (Written and Story by)
    Writer
  • Lisa Hammer (Story by)
    Writer
    Ghostapus, Pox, Period Piece, Pus$Bucket
  • Eve Plumb
    Key Cast
    "Celestia Plotz"
    The Brady Bunch
  • Lisa Hammer
    Key Cast
    "Ladybug Plotz"
    Bull, The Venture Bros, Maybe Sunshine
  • Lisa Ferber
    Key Cast
    "Whimsellica Plotz"
    Each Time I Kill
  • Levi WIlson
    Key Cast
    "Reginald the Adorable Butler"
    Friends from College, Punk's Dead
  • Allen Lewis Rickman
    Key Cast
    "Mayor Snurdley"
    A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire
  • Yelena Shmulenson
    Key Cast
    "Councilwoman Lydia Blomley"
    A Serious Man, Orange is the New Black
  • Lori Hammel
    Key Cast
    "Sally Finsterman"
    Burn After Reading
  • Mario Corry
    Key Cast
    "Joey Piscatelli"
    Bridge of Spies
  • Leonardo Salerni
    Key Cast
    "Torrance Manly"
    Postcards from London
  • Aryn Elaine
    Key Cast
    "Penelope Ostrich-Sauce"
    All My Children
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Indie, Experimental, Musical
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 42 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 27, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Golden Door International Film Festival
    Jersey City, NJ
    United States
    September 21, 2018
    New Jersey
    Official Selection
  • The Hoboken International Film Festival
    Hudson Valley, NY
    United States
    May 24, 2018
    Official Selection
  • American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theater
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    May 26, 2016
    California
    Official Selection
  • NYWIFT Screening Series at Anthology Film Archives
    NY, NY
    United States
    November 25, 2015
    World
    Official Selection
  • International Open Film Festival (IOFF)
    Hollis, NY
    United States
    June 10, 2016
    Semi-Finalist
Distribution Information
  • Amazon Prime
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Lisa Hammer

Lisa Hammer is a film director, writer, composer, singer and actress. She is best recognized as the voice of Triana Orpheus on the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros. She has directed independent dark comedy feature and short films such as Pox and Pus$bucket, and the CMJ Film Festival winner The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch which she co-directed with James Merendino (SLC Punk). Lisa's films have won awards from the CMJ Film Festival, Telly Awards, Hugo Awards, It Came From Kuchar Film Festival, the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Canada International Screenplay Festival, Ontario Film Festival, Movies on a Shoestring, Antimatter, Indieworks and two from New York Press. She has had one-woman shows at the Olympia Film Festival, Perth International Film Festival, and the Duolun Art Museum in Shanghai, China. Her surrealist silent film Empire of Ache was recently acquired by The Getty Museum’s feminist film collection, curated by Miranda July. Hammer’s most recent film, The Sisters Plotz, starring Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) was recently acquired by Amazon Prime. Hammer can be seen in Maybe Sunshine now on the Seeka TV channel on Roku. Her new screenplay Ghostapus is placing in and winning screenplay contests and is set in Canada.

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Director Statement

This is a silly, witty, wacko, thoroughly "Outsider Art-House" film. I am so proud of the Technicolor look, the hilarious song and dance numbers, and...THE PIE FIGHT.