Pooling to Paradise (2021)
80 min
Jenny (Lynn Chen, Saving Face, Go Back To China), a Los Angeles mom, leaves her family for a blogger convention in Vegas, and accidentally chooses “pool” on her rideshare app, placing her in a car full of strangers including struggling activist Kara (Dreama Walker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Gran Torino), heartbroken talent agent Sean (Jonathan Lipnicki, The Resident, Jerry Maguire) on a quest to find Dawn (Taryn Manning, Orange is the New Black, Hustle and Flow), and their hipster/anarchist/shaman driver, Marc (Jordan Carlos, First Wives Club, Broad City). Personalities clash, vulnerabilities unwind, and bonds form as they each find their own personal Paradise. Full of humor, heart, pathos and a psilocybin drug trip in Death Valley, Jentis’ script is a relatable millennial road trip rom-com perfect for summer.
- Release date
- August 3, 2021
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Cast
- Lynn Chen as Jenny
- Charlotte Kniaz as Ruby
- Frances Kniaz as Rose
- Bradley White as Peter
- Shaina Krashin as Lila
- Jordan Carlos as Marc
- Dreama Walker as Kara
- Jonathan Lipnicki as Sean
- Matt Moore as Rigo
- Claire Kniaz as Samantha
Crew
- Roxy Shih · Director
- Caytha Jentis · Writer
- Caytha Jentis · Producer
- Angela Pedraza · Producer
- Michael Spivack · Composer
- Jih-E Peng · Cinematographer
- Susan B. Ades · Editor
- Russell Boast · Casting director
- Violet Overn · Production designer
- Casey Wyman · Production designer