Interview With "Not Okay" Director/Writer, Quinn Shephard

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Actress turned writer, and director Quinn Shephard made her feature directorial debut in 2017 with the release of "Blame." Now, here she is five years later with her follow-up film, which has a wider platform (the film is currently streaming on Hulu), a bigger cast, and budget. "Not Okay" tells the satirical story of a wannabe influencer and writer who is a compulsive liar, piggybacking off of the trauma of others, all in an attempt to go viral. The unlikable lead character is brought to vivid life by Zoey Deutch. Quinn was kind enough to spend a few moments talking about the film's main character, where the idea for the movie came from, discovering 2022's breakout star Mia Isaac and more. Please take a listen down below, enjoy and be sure to check out the film! Thank you. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast, and this is my interview with the writer and director for Not Okay, Quinn Shepard.
0:08.0	Danny, yeah.
0:09.3	Had a chance to read that article you sent me.
0:11.4	What do you think?
0:12.2	You don't feel like it comes off a little tone-deaf, offensive even.
0:16.4	I don't feel like you take me seriously as a writer.
0:18.6	That's because you're not a writer.
0:21.6	You're a photo editor.
0:23.6	Okay.
0:24.6	Have you ever wanted to be noticed so badly?
0:28.6	Hey, Mom.
0:29.6	You wanna hang out tonight?
0:31.6	You didn't even care what it was for?
0:34.6	Colin!
0:35.6	Oh shit. What up, honey?
0:36.6	Danny from work. Danny.
0:38.3	Yo, Colin!
0:39.3	I love your videos, man.
0:40.3	Thanks, B.
0:42.3	So what are you?
0:44.3	I'm a writer.
0:45.3	I'm looking to develop my work by traveling.
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