Summary: Lorene Scafaria (writer/director) and Susan Sarandon (actor) at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Moderated by Jenelle Riley (Variety). Film synopsis: With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie (Susan Sarandon) has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others—as well as her own—and find a new purpose in life. Also starring J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael and Michael McKean, the hilarious and moving film The Meddler is written and directed by Lorene Scafaria (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World).
