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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 Belli
    Director
    Pitch, NCIS: New Orleans, Hart of Dixie, Girlfriends, Famous In Love
  • Gilli Messer
    Writer
    ABC Discovers Showcase
  • Gilli Messer
    Producer
  • Katie Enright
    Producer
  • Jimmy Gadd
    Producer
  • Malerie Grady
    Producer
  • Ali Bayless
    Producer
  • Steve Herman
    Producer
  • Gilli Messer
    Key Cast
    Jessie, 2 Broke Girls, About A Boy
  • Katie Enright
    Key Cast
    Private Practice, How I Met Your Mother, Rizzoli and Isles
  • Malerie Grady
    Key Cast
    General Hospital, Wizards of Waverly Place, Alice In Murderland
  • Ali Bayless
    Key Cast
    Halt and Catch Fire, Criminal Minds, Days of Our Lives
  • Tania Gunadi
    Key Cast
    Enlisted, Graves, Girl Meets World
  • Jackson Desmukes
    Key Cast
  • Charlie Dougherty
    Cinematographer/DP
  • Edwin To
    Production Designer
  • Paul Cristo
    Music By
  • Adam Scarpitta
    Animator
  • Hallie Cooper
    Assistant Director
  • Brian Schnuckel
    Editor
  • Anna Humphries
    Script Supervisor
  • Aida Lembo
    Production Manager
  • Chris Gadd
    Assistant Camera Operator
  • Gina Bonacquisti
    Hairstylist
  • Cat Boyles
    Makeup 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 Unplugged
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 15, 2016
Director Biography - Mary Lou Belli

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.

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