Synopsis

Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister, Violet (Vic Michaelis), mother (Claudia Lonow), grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow), stepfather (Jonathan Schmock), and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini), must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever.

About the film

What do you get when you have three generations of comedians in one family, and someone dies? If you guessed an independent autobiographical self-funded feature-length dark comedy, you’d be absolutely right. D(e)AD is written by and starring Isabella Roland (Dropout.tv, Sex Lives Of College Girls); and directed by and starring Isabella’s mom, Claudia Lonow (creator/showunner of How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Accidentally on Purpose, Good Girls Don’t and Rude Awakening); and also the rest of their family. 

Cast: 

Tillie - Isabella Roland

Daniel - Craig Bierko

Frankie - Claudia Lonow

Violet - Vic Michaelis  

Carl - Jonathan Schmock

Eric - Nick Marini

Owen - Brennan Lee Mulligan

Renee - Joanne Astrow

Harris - Mark Lonow

Rabbi Barry - Eddie Pepitone

Doctor - Zac Oyama  

Young Tillie - Winslow Schwartzman

written by Isabella Roland

directed by Claudia Lonow

produced by Erin Dellorso and Julianne Dowler

cinematography by AJ Young

edited by Jacquelyn Le

executive producers:

Isabella Roland

Claudia Lonow

Jonathan Schmock

Brennan Lee Mulligan  

Mark Lonow

JoAnne Astrow

Language/Genre : English / Dark Comedy

website: https://www.deadthefilm.com/

trailer: https://youtu.be/SKmkHP9IUcs?si=SVx34qxrYVhmZoGt