Millie Lies Low

Millie Lies Low (2022)

Fake it till you break it.

A panic attack causes Millie to miss her flight to New York. Everyone thinks she’s made it though, thanks to her fake Instagram posts from the “Big Apple”. A tragicomic hunt for a new ticket ensues, as she attempts to beat the clock, her fears and the truth.

Date of release
2022-11-17
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Michelle Savill

Casting

Interesting facts

Millie Lies Low is a 2021 New Zealand comedy-drama film. It is the first feature film directed by Michelle Savill, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eli Kent. The film stars Ana Scotney, Jillian Nguyen, and Chris Alosio. It had world premiere in 2021 at the New Zealand International Film Festival. and international premiere in 2022 at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Production

In 2013, director and screenwriter Michelle Savill missed a flight from New Zealand to France, where she was supposed to attend the premiere of her first film, a short film called Ellen is Leaving. The experience gave her the idea to write a movie script around a character who handled the same type of situation differently.

Millie Lies Low had its world premiere at the COVID-delayed 2021 New Zealand International Film Festival. In February 2022 the film had its international premiere in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival. In March 2022 the film had its North American premiere at SXSW.

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