A recent divorcee's holiday celebration with her adult children derails when she falls for her daughter's captivating new boyfriend. KATIE'S MOM is a comedy influenced by "The Graduate", told from the perspective of a protagonist inspired by Mrs. Robinson.
Nancy Rosenfeld always played by the rules: she married a doctor, raised a family, and lives in a beautiful craftsman in Pasadena. A year after her husband traded her in for a newer model, her friends have chosen him over her and her adult children don't need her anymore. The promise of celebrating Chrismanukah—a hybrid of Christmas and Chanukah—with her kids keeps her going. But that fantasy unravels when her daughter, Katie, returns home from college for winter break with Alex, her first real boyfriend, and Nancy's son cancels his trip home. Nancy is intent on spending quality time with her daughter, who instead decides to spend Christmas Eve with her father and his new pregnant wife on a booze cruise. While Katie works for her father at his plastic surgery practice, Nancy and Alex develop a friendship, which becomes romantic. Risking everything that matters to her, Nancy’s electrifying affair upends her status quo and sets her on a path to becoming the woman she was meant to be. A comedy influenced by “The Graduate” told from the perspective of a protagonist inspired by Mrs. Robinson.
Tyrrell is a director who specializes threading the needle between drama, comedy, and romance. She moved around a lot as a child, living in four states and England before she was 13 years old. Always the tallest girl in school -- with frizzy hair and freckles -- she cracked jokes to survive her vagabond adolescence. As a filmmaker, she explores being an outsider from a female POV. Tyrrell moved to LA to attend USC. Her comedic undergraduate thesis film “Different” played at festivals around the globe and won the Rhode Island International Film Festival Grand Prize for Student Film. Tyrrell then worked as a staff director/producer for Oscar-winning Producer Rob Fried and his digital channel, Feeln (later acquired by Hallmark.) She served in the same role for Director Jon Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians") and his premium Google Channel, DS2DIO. A member of the PGA New Media Council, Tyrrell has since crafted hundreds of pieces of short form content for companies like Crypt TV, Alpine Labs, Lionsgate and Tongal. In 2020, Tyrrell received her MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, where she was awarded the George Burns and Gracie Allen Fellowship in Comedy. She recently directed her first feature, "Katies’ Mom." Tyrrell co-wrote the comedy and raised the film’s budget via a crowd equity campaign. The film stars Dina Meyer ("All American") and Aaron Dominguez ("Only Murders in the Building.") “Katie’s Mom" premiered in July at 2023 Dances With Films Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it won the audience award for best feature. Playgirl calls "Katie's Mom" "raunchy, MILF-y fun" and it's currently available to watch on digital and on demand.
World Premiere - Dances With Films Festival LA 2023
Highland Park Independent Film Festival 2023
East Coast Premiere - Dances With Films Festival NYC 2023
International Premiere - The Female Eye Film Festival 2024
Woodshole Film Festival 2024
Dances With Films Festival LA 2023 - Audience Award for Best Fusion Feature
Highland Park Independent Film Festival 2023 - Best Feature
The Female Eye Film Festival 2024 - Best Debut Feature
NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre 2023 - Post Production Grant (1 of 4 features selected)
Academy Nicholl Screenplay Competition 2019 & 2020 - Quarterfinalist
Lead Actress - Dina Meyer
Lead Actor - Aaron Dominguez
Executive Producer - Milan Chakraborty
