Echo Chamber - 327 (Because We're Family)
You get to start your week the right way, with a brand spanking new episode of the @EchoChamberFP podcast!!!
Although she's making major moves in the Industry, the primo AJ Feuerman came through with a brand new indie flick that really pulls you into the family dynamic during a holiday period. It explores loss, estrangement, relationships, and healing. THEN, the creative duo, stop by, to talk about making their first feature, the trappings of adapting from another format, the collaborative process, work that's resinated with them....and Eggnog, amongst other things! 60 minutes you'll definitely want to make time for!!!
'Because We're Family' is the feature directorial debut from Christine Nyhart Kaplan & Angela Stern, which he Stern also wrote, along with the play 'Mamas Eggnog' which the film is based upon. Dysfunctional siblings Dallas (Josh Drennen), Kourtney (Christine Nyhart Kaplan) and Belinda (Angela Stern) who reunite to witness the cremation of their mother.
Back under one roof for the holidays, all decency is lost when a feud over her ashes tests the boundaries of family, and a Christmas Eve tradition becomes difficult to digest. Add Kourtney’s jovial husband, Peter (C. Thomas Howell) and one peculiar undertaker (Tyler Meridith) to the mix, set to the backdrop of the holidays, and nothing less than chaos ensues.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Today we have:
Because We're Family - Poster
Because We're Family
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Dances With Film: LA, World Premiere: 15th June 2021
Portland Film Festival: 14th October 2022
Theatrical Release Date: 12th July 2024
US Digital Release Date: 12th July 2024
Director: Christine Nyhart Kaplan, Angela Stern
Cast: Christine Nyhart Kaplan, Angela Stern, Josh Drennen, Seren Stern, C. Thomas Howell, Victor Wells, Milana Stern, Tyler Meridith, Alyssa Roehrenbeck, June Eisler,
Credit: Before You Think Productions, Bubble Thought Productions, Mini Elk Media, Buffalo 8
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 83 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @becausewerefamily
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Angela Stern
Angela Stern
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Playwright
Angela Stern is a writer and actress. She earned her BFA in theater from U.C. Santa Barbara and began writing plays shortly after graduating. She is the author of five short plays, three full length plays, and several short films as well as a novel. Angela had the honor of being selected as one of the 30 finalists in the 2016 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. In August 2016, the show was performed at the East 13th Street Theatre in New York. In October of 2016 her work was a finalist in the Manhattan Rep Short Play Festival and in August 2017 the play went on to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Most recently, Angela's full length play was selected as one of the finalists in the Athena Project's PIP series. Angela has acted extensively on stage throughout the US and in several independent films as well.
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IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @angelagigistern
Watch Angela's films via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch Angela's films via Prime Video: Here.
Watch Angela's films via Prime Video UK: Here.
Christine Nyhart Kaplan
Christine Nyhart Kaplan
Actress, Producer, Script Supervisor
Christine Nyhart Kaplan graduated from Santa Clara University as a Theatre Major. She went on to work in Television Production in Los Angeles as a Script Supervisor on such shows as Beauty and the Beast, The Larry Sanders Show, and Seinfeld. She stopped working in order to raise 3 beautiful children. Later, in retrospect, she realized she’d much rather be the person in the show rather than watching the show. For two years, she studied the Sanford Meisner Technique at the Ruskin Theatre in Santa Monica where she met, Angela Stern, fellow actor and author of “Mama’s Eggnog.” Along with fellow actor, Tyler Meridith, they formed Before You Think Productions. Her husband, Jordan, and her children, Claire, Skyler and Jace remain sitting firmly in the center of her universe.
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IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @kappy65
Watch Christine's films via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch Christine's films via Prime Video: Here.
Before You Think Productions
Before You Think Productions was launched in October 2017.
An Independent Film Company, LLC. committed to challenging traditional methods of film making by developing & showcasing artists with unique new voices and breaking new ground.
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Instagram: @beforeyouthinkproductions6402
YouTube: Here.
*(Music)
'Strictly Business (Instrumental)' by EPMD - 2020