the team

Cast

PATRICIA CLARKSON AS LILLY LEDBETTER

Patricia Clarkson is a Golden Globe, double Emmy, and National Society of Film Critics Award winner. She is also an Academy Award, Tony Award, and four-time SAG award nominee. Known for films such as Martin Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND, George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, GOOD LUCK, and THE GREEN MILE with Tom Hanks, she has also starred in iconic television series such as SIX FEET UNDER, HOUSE OF CARDS, SHARP OBJECTS, and STATE OF THE UNION for which she won her third Emmy. On stage she has starred opposite Bradley Cooper in ELEPHANT MAN, and Brian Cox in the acclaimed 2024 London production of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.

Born and raised in New Orleans, the youngest of five sisters, Clarkson is also the daughter of New Orleans City Councilwoman, Jackie Clarkson, who devoted her career to women and families and brings a long-held ethos of justice to this film.

john benjamin hickey AS CHARLES LEDBETTER

John Benjamin Hickey films include: SALEM’S LOT, SUBLET, PITCH PERFECT, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, and MAPPLETHORPE. On television, Hickey will next be seen in Marvel's DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. He received an Emmy Award nomination for THE BIG C, and has starred in the HBO series, IN TREATMENT, MANHATTAN, GOSSIP GIRL, JESSICA JONES, MODERN FAMILY, HANNIBAL, SEX AND THE CITY, LAW & ORDER, THE GOOD WIFE and THE GOOD FIGHT.

Hickey made his Broadway directorial debut at the Hudson Theatre with the record-breaking revival of Neil Simon's PLAZA SUITE, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, which also had a successful run in London’s West End. As an actor, Hickey has appeared on Broadway in LOVE! VALOR! COMPASSION!, CABARET, THE CRUCIBLE, MARY STUART, THE INHERITANCE, and THE NORMAL HEART for which he received the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

THOMAS SADOSKI AS JOHN GOLDFARB

Thomas Sadoski most recently starred in Alice Childress’ WEDDING BAND at TFANA and Suzan Lori-Parks’ WHITE NOISE at The Public. Broadway credits include OTHER DESERT CITIES, REASONS TO BE PRETTY, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, and RECKLESS. Off-Broadway: THIS IS OUR YOUTH, BECKY SHAW, WHERE WE’RE BORN, and many more. On the big screen, he starred alongside Glen Powell in DEVOTION and Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar-nominated Jean Marc Valle film, WILD. Television work includes Apple series THE CROWDED ROOM, Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series THE NEWSROOM, and CBS comedy LIFE IN PIECES.

He is the founding ambassador of the War Child USA, international advisor for Fortify Rights, emeritus board member of Refugees International, and on the board of INARA which provides life-saving medical treatment to children wounded in war. For his humanitarian work Sadoski holds an honorary doctorate from Niagara University.

DIRECTOR / WRITERs

Rachel FeldmaN , Director, Co-Writer, Producer

Rachel Feldman is a seasoned director of dramatic television. LILLY is her first feature film. Feldman’s recent credits include the pilot and first season of the award-winning Netflix series, THE BAXTERS, as well as multiple episodes of BLUE BLOODS, THE ROOKIE, and CRIMINAL MINDS. She credits Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley for launching her career as a television director with episodes of DOOGIE HOWSER and PICKET FENCES.

The screenplay for LILLY was selected for the Athena List, Breaking Through the Lens and was awarded a Ravenal Foundation Grant. Feldman’s pilot KINKS won the ScreenCraft Best Pilot Award, WGA Best Spec Pilot, WGA Drama Queens, and was the U.S. selection for Cannes Series MIPTV. Other screenplays have been produced by Lifetime Television and optioned by Double Nickel Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions, Mark Canton, Lakeshore Entertainment, eOne, and ABC Family.

Feldman is a former chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee and an activist for gender parity in the film industry. You can read her published articles HERE, watch her TED Talk “Save the World. Watch a Movie (…Made by a Woman)”, and follow her on Instagram @WomenCallAction. For more information visit www.RachelFeldman.com.

Adam Prince, co-writer

Adam Prince is a writer, producer, and director in the film and podcast industry, with a background in International Relations from Harvard and an MFA from USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

His career in Hollywood began at Robert Duvall's production company where he served a Director of Development. Prince wrote RED SKY (directed by Mario Van Peebles), FINAL GIRL (starring Abigail Breslin), and JUNGLEE (directed by Chuck Russell).