Exclusive: Amanda Peet, Alessandro Nivola, and Matthew Shear discuss their award-winning SXSW film, Fantasy Life.

After getting fired from his job, a 30something paralegal finds a new gig as a "manny" for a wealthy family in this SXSW narrative competition entry costarring Alessandro Nivola and Judd Hirsch.

Shear is careful in both the blocking and the reaction shots to show the impact others can have with just their presence, leading to a scene set around a dinner table with the entire family that ...

It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime in “Fantasy Life.” There probably shouldn’t be any confusion between the actress and the role she inhabits as Dianne, a ...

SXSW: Matthew Shear tells IndieWire how his own career anxieties inspired his feature debut, "Fantasy Life," while Peet explains why she couldn't say no to a role that's all about finding that next ...

It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime ... can have with just their presence, leading to a scene set around a dinner table with the entire family that ...

AMANDA PEET: Stick to your own character ... experience with performance skip that step and start with imagining the scene ...

David’s marriage to the sometimes absent Dianne (Amanda Peet) is rocky to say the least ... turn up including Holland Taylor for a brief scene as another psychiatrist. In the end, however ...

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In addition to Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn ... "You suddenly realize you stopped seeing it a long time ago?" Coop asks as scenes of passionate kisses, wild police chases and more play in ...