Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.
Laurie Simmons
Director, Writer
Matthew Weinstein
Writer
Meryl Streep
The Woman
Adam Guettel
The Man (voice)
Tony Nation
Ted (voice)
John Tully
Tod (voice)
Lisa Adams
May (voice)
Garland Hunter
June (voice)
David Sasse
Danny (voice)
Nathan Morgan
Donny (voice)
Anthony Inneo
Jerry (voice)
Grace of My Heart60%
One Chance66%
Feel the Beat75%
The House of Tomorrow67%
CQ59%
Krush Groove62%
Mickybo and Me70%
Love Happy58%
An Irish Goodbye66%
Judy & Punch61%
Small Apartments58%
SubUrbia61%
School Dance73%
...All the Marbles61%
Family Weekend63%
Battle of the Year67%
Coda59%
Metal Lords68%
Moxie71%
Drumline: A New Beat68%
