Remember a few weeks ago, when we reported that Lena Dunham was returning to the director’s chair of a feature film for the first time in 11 years for the upcoming project, “Catherine, Called Birdy?” Yeah, apparently, that’s not the truth. Yes, the film is still happening, but it’s not Dunham’s first film since “Tiny Furniture.” You see, she went ahead and filmed a secret feature over the past several months, titled “Sharp Stick.”
According to Variety, Dunham has finished production on her new film, “Sharp Stick,” and is bringing the film to the European Film Market to find distribution. While the details of the story are still being kept under wraps, “Sharp Stick” features a cast that includes Kristine Froseth, Taylour Paige, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jon Bernthal, Scott Speedman, and Dunham.
“I made my last feature film 11 years ago in my family home with just a few close friends,” said Dunham. “It’s a testament to FilmNation and my incredible producers, cast, crew, and – especially – my COVID-19 compliance team that this experience felt just as intimate and creatively free.”
She added, “This story is incredibly personal to me and a continuation of my career-long mission to create a free dialogue around the complexities of female sexuality and to turn the idea of the ‘likable’ female protagonist on its head — and you can’t do that in this business on any scale larger than your mother’s living room without forward-thinking partners. I feel very lucky.”
As mentioned, “Sharp Stick” is the first feature from Dunham since 2010’s “Tiny Furniture,” which is the indie film that put the writer-director on the map. Since then, she’s been the writer-creator-star of “Girls,” the hit HBO series, as well as a number of other films and TV projects. But since 2010, he has yet to step behind the camera for a new feature until now.
“Sharp Stick” doesn’t have a formal release date yet.
