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‘My Old Ass’ Director Megan Park on Capturing the ‘Sadness’ and ‘Sweetness’ of Adolescence in Her Trippy Sophomore Feature
Writer-director Megan Park discusses getting nostalgic for her sophomore film 'My Old Ass,' starring Maisy Stella.
As summer slowly slips away, director Megan Park is stoking the fires of nostalgia with her sophomore feature “ My Old Ass,” a coming-of-age story set in those sweet final weeks before her 18-year-old protagonist leaves her lakeside hometown for college in the big city. Maisy Stella (“Nashville,” “Flowervale Street”) stars as Elliott, a free-spirited teen whose birthday mushroom trip brings her face-to-face with her “old ass” 39-year-old self ( Aubrey Plaza), who delivers some choice advice and words of warning that transform her relationships with her family and friends. When we meet on the rooftop of her West Hollywood hotel in early August, Park is in town for a quick trip to the city for a special screening of “My Old Ass” – only the second time she’s seen the film with an audience following its buzzy Sundance debut in January.
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