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Ann Marie Allison is known for You're Dating a Narcissist!, The Fabulous Four (2024) and Golden Arm (2020).
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May 24, 2021 · An indie film nearly ten years in the making, after countless noes from Hollywood, comedy writing team Jenna Milly and Ann Marie Allison took it upon themselves to hit the mats themselves and make their movie Golden Arm.
Ann Marie Allison, Jenna Milly Golden Arm, writers and executive producers of Golden Arm, discuss their background in arm wrestling, their inspiration for th...
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The idea for writing Golden Arm came from one of the most unlikely places: a charity Allison started with her friends in Washington, D.C. called the D.C. Lady Arm Wrestlers. For fun, women would train to arm wrestle, come to a “bout,” and create an alter ego with an entourage. They would then bring all their friends and bet on their favorite arm wr...
Both Allison and Milly had raised money for producing/writing/directing their individual short films in the past. The plan was to try to replicate that process but for a feature film. They rewrote the script to make it less expensive so they could shoot it for a $1.1 million budget. In three years they managed to raise a good chunk of the money but...
Golden Arm was accepted into the SXSW Film Festival in 2020. Unfortunately, the festival was cancelled due to the pandemic. Robert Schwartzman’s company Utopia Filmspurchased the film, however, and is now releasing it on various streaming platforms. Now, the writing team’s career is taking off. They have several new projects in the works, including...
Both Allison and Milly have this advice for emerging writers. While they say networking is important, writers should really target their efforts on those who make projects similar to the ones they write. “We went through IMDb and looked at movies we liked or were like our movie. Then we’d find out who made those movies, what producers were on those...
614 Followers, 859 Following, 94 Posts - Ann Marie Allison (@thereelannmarieallison) on Instagram: "🐣🎥".
Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Interview: Ann Marie Allison, Jenna Milly of Golden Arm, Female Arm Wrestling Sports Comedy w/ Mary Holland. Betsy Sodaro, who plays Danny in Golden Arm, discusses the film, how she found the role of Danny, and how much fun she had filming it.
Apr 30, 2021 · Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly, who co-wrote and executive produced the film together, captured the equally excitement and grueling reality of sports training, all with a wry sense of humor.
