Elizabeth Olsen, Mamoudou Athie, Kit Steinkellner and James Ponsoldt on Sorry For Your Loss

Elizabeth Olsen, Mamoudou Athie, Kit Steinkellner and James Ponsoldt on 'Sorry For Your Loss’
One of the many things to world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was a new drama from Facebook, Sorry For Your Loss. Written and created by nationally-produced and award-winning playwright, Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), the show is a half hour drama starring Elizabeth Olsen (who also executive produces) as a young widow struggling to put her life back together in the wake of her husband’s (Mamoudou Athie) unexpected death. Unlike most shows and movies where grief can be worked through between the first and second act, Sorry For Your Loss features realistic characters and situations where you really feel like you’re watching yourself or people you know trying to figure out life after something so traumatic happens. I got to see the first four episodes while at TIFF and they were excellent. For more on the show read Allison Keene’s glowing review. The show also stars Janet McTeer, Kelly Marie Tran, and Jovan Adepo.
Shortly after seeing the show, I got to sit down with Elizabeth Olsen, Mamoudou Athie, director James Ponsoldt (he helmed the first two episodes) and Kit Steinkellner. They talked about how the show came together, what it’s about, getting to play characters with so many layers, what it was like working for Facebook, the editing process, if they pitched the show with a multi-season plan, and a lot more.
In addition, towards the end of the interview, they played “Get to Know Your TIFF Attendee”, which includes questions like what TV show they’d like to guest star on, what film scared them as a kid, what is the background photo on their phone, what TV show have they watched all the way through more than once, what movie they have seen more than 20 times, and more.
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[@thewatcher8573]

Love Lizzy's giggles

[@camillesicam3795]

I got excited when Mamoudou said his favourite was Your Name at 18:24 because that is truly one of the greatest animated film to be ever made in my opinion

[@warriorsofcamelotlotro3347]

Thank you for the interview, Frosty, looking forward to this show!!!!

[@jordspilapil]

I saw Scarlett Witch... And the voice actor who voiced Wade from Emmental 💦

[@Emma-lx6dy]

Everytime Elizabeth said hooked up I thought it meant sm else them what it did mean-

[@harrystyles9354]

20:10 “Olsen family special”

[@harrystyles9354]

23:04 mamadoo’s wallpaper

[@harrystyles9354]

23:56 “you don’t like stuffed animals”

[@lingtheking]

Gave everyone a mic except for the black dude smh.

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

Always looking for racism. /sigh He's there getting interviewed right? Racist would be a cast interview without inviting him. But I'll pretend your comment was honest and you weren't trolling so here are some reasonable explanations: Maybe the girls speak quieter and NEED to be mic'ed. Maybe those mics are expensive so they don't have enough for everyone gets their own- they have to *share*. Keep watching, they tale turns passing the mic depending on whose turn it is to speak. Also, as far as your racism comment goes, if anything its the opposite. He's revered with a position of honor through the seating arrangement. He sits nearest the host [at the right hand] -viewed as a position of honor in MANY cultures. And, while he DOES gets a mic when he spoke, his voice is SO naturally strong he wouldn't even need a mic. Did you watch the entire video? I did and I heard him perfectly. ....Even right at the very end of the video when he put down the mic as the video began to fade to close and he looked into the camera, directing his last 2 words right at you: "Fyck Yue". Lame troll trying to start trouble where none exist.

[@harrystyles9354]

@@lillyanneserrelio2187 it’s the way the comment didn’t even mention racism-

[@x97s]

@@lillyanneserrelio2187 it seems like you're the one overreacting

[@johnneils9084]

Jeez, so white heavy.

[@helli7368]

The husband is a black guy, so is the brother in law (obviously) and the sister is asian. How is it 'so white'?