You Take Care of Yourself
Mourning the loss of her grandfather, Max find respite and chaos in meeting fellow griever, James.
Mourning the loss of her grandfather, Max find respite and chaos in meeting fellow griever, James.
After Max ruins James' father's funeral, the two forge an unlikely friendship. They ruminate over the universality of grief and the battle between self-destruction and self-love. When their intimate moment is interrupted, chaos ensues.
Bridget Stokes’ masterful direction won her an Emmy for HBO’s, A Black Lady Sketch Show, making her the first woman to win in the category. In addition to her win, Bridget has received four Emmy nominations for her directing work on Apple’s Hello Jack and producing work on A Black Lady Sketch Show. Stokes received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing on ABLSS and won the award for producing.
As a feature director Stokes’ second feature, Boy Genius, starring Rita Wilson and Miles Brown was an award winner at Bentonville and Newport Film Festivals before being acquired for domestic theatrical distribution and streaming as well as selling internationally in Africa, Asia and South America. Stokes has directed two feature films and 30 episodes of television in addition to helming the award-winning short film, Think Fast.
As a producer, Stokes has co-executive produced seasons 1 & 2 of Hello Jack and seasons 3 & 4 of A Black Lady Sketch Show as well as six feature films, including Netflix’s The Lost Husband and documentary, The Rachel Divide.
Stokes lives in Los Angeles with her family and sits on the boards of the Independent Shakespeare Company and Parity Productions.
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Producer - Erin Owens
Producer - Katie Taylor
Writer/Producer - Kat LaVeaux