By Cara Branch
“After All” had its Los Angeles premiere on Friday night, coinciding with its limited theatrical release before it becomes available for on-demand rentals on November 17th. Much of the cast and crew showed up at the Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall to celebrate the film’s debut.
This film was made on an independent budget, during Covid, and, from the sound of it, a heatwave in Texas. But seeing the level of turnout and hearing cast and crew talk as they greeted each other, it was clear they enjoyed working on this film and are proud to be a part of it.
Everyone spent so much time greeting and catching up outside the theater that the film started late, but no one was upset.
“After All” was directed by Kerstin Karlhuber (written by Jack Bryant, who was absent from the premiere) and stars Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller, and Kiara Muhammad as three women dealing with unresolved generational trauma they are forced to confront when Ellen (Christensen) returns home after her mother Verna (Miller), can no longer care for herself or Haley (Muhammad), Ellen’s estranged daughter Verna’s been raising. While the film deals with a serious subject, there is a lot of humor, heart, and hope within the film.
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