THE YOUNG WIFE
Section: Visions
Director: Tayarisha Poe
Screenwriter: Tayarisha Poe
Logline: The story of a young woman grappling with the meaning of love in the face of an uncertain world, The Young Wife is a sunny day panic attack and a wholly new take on the wedding film following her over the course of her “non-wedding” day.
Sales Agent: FilmNation Entertainment
Panelists: Tayarisha Poe, Kiersey Clemons, Leon Bridges, Aida Osman
Premiered: March 12, 2023
Key Quote: Poe: “I feel like usually movies are about weddings as we expect the bride to feel that day, as opposed to how she may actually be feeling… I think it’s really in part a movie about how particularly for a young woman, there’s an expectation that the person you marry is the most important person in your world – your big love, your most important relationship – and I think in actuality that’s just setting yourself up for failure… I hope that part of what people take away from it is that you have a lot of great loves in your life and they’re not always romantic love. And they’re just as important as the romantic love that you have.”
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