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4x Academy Award Nominee

Jane Alexander Will Star in Lillian, Next Door,

a New Indie Feature Film Beginning

Production in April

Alexander will star opposite Marco Pigossi (You’re Dating a Narcissist, Bone Lake, High Tide) and Kanoa Goo (I Was a Simple Man, The Rookie, Fire Country) in this emotionally layered drama-comedy that centers on an ex-CIA operative with a sly wit who infiltrates the lives of two gay men who move in next door.

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4x Academy Award Nominee Jane Alexander Will Star in Lillian, Next Door, a New Indie Feature Film Beginning Production in April

Los Angeles / New York — Jane Alexander (Kramer vs. Kramer, All the President’s

Men, Severance), a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Primetime Emmy

Award winner, is set to star in the new film Lillian, Next Door, which begins production

this month in Nova Scotia under the direction of SXSW Audience Award-winning

director Janice Engel (Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins).

 

Alexander will star opposite Marco Pigossi (You’re Dating a Narcissist, Bone Lake,

High Tide) and Kanoa Goo (I Was a Simple Man, The Rookie, Fire Country).

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Event Recap

A Snarky Affair | Rewriting The Script On Marginalized Voices

In partnership with Greenlit and Red Wall Productions, we proudly presented A Snarky Affair: Rewriting the Script on Marginalized Characters during Tribeca 2025, a night dedicated to radical visibility, creative disruption, and unapologetic queer storytelling.

 

The evening featured dynamic conversations with industry trailblazers including Snarky Elephant’s own Neal Ludevig and Vishaal Reddy, along with Adina Luo, Dezi Gallegos, and Chandni Sharma Modi.

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Lillian NeXT Door

An ex-CIA spy with an acerbic wit infiltrates the lives of two gay men who move in next door. As secrets unfold, the layers of truth lead to an unexpected friendship and life-altering choices.

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ZARI

Amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in India, young American Neelu forges an unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

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BAD BROWN KIDS

A vertical dark comedy flipping the “model minority” myth, following South Asian siblings Zara, a successful author with a dark secret, and Rishi, a pianist whose addiction threatens his career.

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 Snarky really pushed me to write my script. Not identifying as a writer, it was such a mountainous task, and they really helped.

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