the everything pot
When empty nester Rachel RSVPs and sends a gift way too quickly to an acquaintance’s wedding invitation, she inadvertently breaks up the engaged couple, and in trying to get them back together, her own marriage implodes.
In her feature debut, writer/director Sherise Dorf offers a hilarious send-up of modern marriage and all of its trials and tribulations. One innocent gift becomes a Pandora’s box for unleashing deep-seated emotions that are both absurdly funny and highly relatable all cooked up in one deliciously messy pot. Gina Torres and Delaney Rowe are also featured in the ensemble cast that truly shines, led by a radiant Lisa Edelstein as a married woman finding her luster again.— Matt Dy
SYNOPSIS
A comedy of errors ensues when empty nester Rachel (Lisa Edelstein) hastily sends a gift to Charlie (James Wolk), a former colleague, upon receiving his wedding invitation. The young couple’s wedding gets Rachel out of her perpetual state of ennui in her own marriage and brings unexpected excitement that inadvertently causes speculation of infidelity. As one domino falls after another, cracks begin to show in their respective relationships especially while Rachel’s husband Adam (Erik Griffin) becomes obsessed with getting back their wedding gift: The Everything Pot.
Sherise Dorf
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
FEATURING
Lisa Edelstein, James Wolk, Erik Griffin , Gina Torres, Delaney Rowe, and Deja Monique Cruz
Callie Bloem, Sherise Dorf, Lisa Edelstein, Christopher J. Ewing, Sean Patrick Kelly, Emily Sheehan, James Wolk
PRODUCERS
Edward Burns, Aaron Lubin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
“I wanted to make a deeply personal film about women that navigates marriage, friendships, jealousy, co-dependence, and aging. I believe my storytelling to be a very realistic mix of honesty, humor and frenzy, and was inspired to write THE EVERYTHING POT by a series of escalating missteps I’d made after receiving an unexpected wedding invitation. I soon realized that these actions reflected a bigger picture: the intense level of excitement I felt for the young couple was triggered by what was missing in my own marriage! Aha! Something to further investigate.”
Sherise Dorf