Pop-Pop is Dead
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NOMINEE - BEST PICTURE
2018
United States
60 mins
NYC Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde | |
| Tommy Rybert, Andrew Lee | |
| Fray Forde (Desi West), Gunner Willis (Rory Bailey), Catherine Dee Holly (Layla Bailey), Madison Hatfield (Laura Singleterry) | |
| Graphic Violence; Drug Use |
Layla Bailey and Desi West are a millennial couple who live a nice, comfortable life in LA. When Layla’s Pop-Pop passes, the two head to Layla’s hometown, Gaffney, SC, to spend three days with her family and try to make it out alive. Let’s just say that funerals ain’t fun, y’all.
About the Director
Catherine Dee Holly and Fray Forde are the filmmaking team and real-life couple behind the production company Coki Productions. The duo first teamed up to create Good Hair, an award-winning short film selected by Kevin Hart to screen at the world’s largest comedy festival, Just for Laughs 2017. Pop-Pop Is Dead is their debut feature film. The two are currently developing their series based off both films, Split Ends.
Reviews
“Pop-Pop is Dead” Brings the Laughs to Life – Jerry Del Priore, Winter Film Awards
Susto’s Corey Campbell and more provide the sounds behind new film, ‘Pop-Pop is Dead’ – Kelly Rae Smith, Charleston City Paper
Fray Forde and Catherine Dee Holly: How to Make an Award Winning Film Independently – Audio Boom
City Lights: Pop-Pop Is Dead – Kevin Rinker, WABE
Exclusive: ‘Good Hair’ Creators Fray Forde and Catherine Dee Holly Return with Indie Film “Pop-Pop is Dead” – NDLYSS
LA Comedy Festival 2018 – Pop-Pop is Dead – We Are Moving Stories
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