The Drunk Lonely Wives Book Club
Friendship, feminism, cocktails, sex, secrets, and comedy collide in this female-driven digital series about a 1963 ladies-only book club!
When four neighbors found a ladies-only book club in 1963, friendships are formed and broken, secrets are revealed, social conventions are challenged, and juicy discussions are had — few of which have anything to do with the monthly book!
…it’s Mad Men meets Desperate Housewives!
-
Mary Lou BelliDirectorPitch, NCIS: New Orleans, Hart of Dixie, Girlfriends, Famous In Love
-
Gilli MesserWriterABC Discovers Showcase
-
Gilli MesserProducer
-
Katie EnrightProducer
-
Jimmy GaddProducer
-
Malerie GradyProducer
-
Ali BaylessProducer
-
Steve HermanProducer
-
Gilli MesserKey CastJessie, 2 Broke Girls, About A Boy
-
Katie EnrightKey CastPrivate Practice, How I Met Your Mother, Rizzoli and Isles
-
Malerie GradyKey CastGeneral Hospital, Wizards of Waverly Place, Alice In Murderland
-
Ali BaylessKey CastHalt and Catch Fire, Criminal Minds, Days of Our Lives
-
Tania GunadiKey CastEnlisted, Graves, Girl Meets World
-
Jackson DesmukesKey Cast
-
Charlie DoughertyCinematographer/DP
-
Edwin ToProduction Designer
-
Paul CristoMusic By
-
Adam ScarpittaAnimator
-
Hallie CooperAssistant Director
-
Brian SchnuckelEditor
-
Anna HumphriesScript Supervisor
-
Aida LemboProduction Manager
-
Chris GaddAssistant Camera Operator
-
Gina BonacquistiHairstylist
-
Cat BoylesMakeup Artist
-
Project Type:Short, Web / New Media
-
Runtime:19 minutes
-
Completion Date:January 1, 2016
-
Production Budget:7,000 USD
-
Country of Origin:United States
-
Country of Filming:United States
-
Language:English
-
Shooting Format:HDV
-
Aspect Ratio:16:9
-
Film Color:Color
-
First-time Filmmaker:Yes
-
Student Project:No
-
Web Series UnpluggedLos Angeles
United States
June 15, 2016
Two time Emmy award-winning Mary Lou Belli has been directing television for over 20 years including NCIS New Orleans, Monk, and Hart of Dixie as well as Wizards of Waverly Place, Sister Sister, Charles in Charge, Girlfriends, and The Game. Next she will be directing Devious Maids. She has done groundbreaking work in the field of webseries; her first two - both award winners.
She has judged film fests both in the USA and internationally including the Sapporo Short Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival, and has been a lecturer at the Chautauqua Institute and a panelist for Women In Film, the DGA, SAG, and AFTRA and the L.A. Times Festival of Books.
Her short film, Straight Eye for the Gay Guy, now doing the festival circuit, won "Best Mini-short" at the California Independent Film Fest.
She is the co-author of three books: "The NEW Sitcom Career Book," "Acting for Young Actors," and "Directors Tell the Story" which she co-wrote with fellow DGA member Bethany Rooney. Mary Lou teaches part time at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.