The Party's Just Beginning

International Narrative Competition

International Premiere

Scotland | 90 MINUTES | English |

THE PARTY'S JUST BEGINNING

Drama, LGBT, First Time Filmmaker, Female Screenwriter(s)
Liusaidh (Karen Gillan) is a sharp-witted, foul-mouthed, heavy-drinking twenty-something who is still reeling from a recent loss. Living with her parents in the remote Scottish Highlands, she spends most nights boozing at the local pub and embarks on what she assumes—perhaps rightly—will be yet another short-term fling when she hooks up with an out-of-towner (Lee Pace) who is going through a midlife crisis. At the same time, a wrong number leads Liusaidh to an anonymous connection with an old man who is grappling with his own end-of-life questions and regrets. These three characters, each at their own crossroads, search for answers—together and independently—in the cold northern landscape, under fleeting glimpses of the Northern Lights.

A coming-of-age story at three distinct moments in life, The Party’s Just Beginning is an emotional tour de force, a surreal love letter to Gillan’s hometown, and a bold assertion of the first-time writer-director as a witty, wild, dark, and profound new voice.

—Cara Cusumano

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Karen Gillan

Originally from Scotland, Karen Gillan moved to the United States to pursue acting, and she found filmmaking along the way. Karen’s work has a tendency to both seek out the twisted darkness and embrace the humor found in adversity. She directed two short films, Coward and Conventional, before her debut feature, The Party’s Just Beginning.
Director
Karen Gillan
Producers
Mali Elfman, Andru R. Davies, Claire Mundell
Screenwriter
Karen Gillan
Cinematographer
Edd Lukas
Editor
Brett W. Bachman
Composer
Pepijn Caudron
Executive Producers
Boman Modine, Tien-Huei Grace Yeh, Sloan Martin, Albert Gersten
Cast
Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Matthew Beard, Paul Higgins, Siobhan Redmond, Jamie Quinn, Rachel Jackson

CONTACTS

Print Source
Mali Elfman
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310 990 1150
malielfman@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Yale Chasin
United Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 6033
ChasinY@unitedtalent.com
Press Contact
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Frank PR
New York, NY 10038
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US Sales Contact
Yale Chasin
United Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 6033
ChasinY@unitedtalent.com