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.
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Laurie Simmons
Director
Matthew Weinstein
Writer
Laurie Simmons
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)
Julie Fiorenza
Gun
Greg Sinacori
House / Camera
Marcus Willis
Cupcake
