She Gets it From Me
Synopsis
YouTube is full of tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath…..
Meet Nicky (Rachel Zegler), an NYC teacher with a curious habit for lightweight shoplifting, whose engagement celebration triggers tracking down her birth mother—Charlotte (Marisa Tomei), a pill popping manic ex-punk rocker with boundary issues and a gift for creative fiction.
Their reunion spirals into delicious anarchy: DNA scavenger hunts, stolen cars, and one spectacular gas station arrest. Meanwhile, Charlotte's husband and Nicky's fiancé form a reluctant support group for men who've lost their partners to genetic detective work.
When Nicky's adoptive mother blindsides everyone with life-altering news, the family must confront the ultimate question ‘which mum gets aisle-walking privileges?’.
Turns out blood isn't thicker than boundaries, and some reunions are better left in the YouTube comments section.
Director
Julia Von Heinz
Cast
Rachel Zegler & Marisa Tomei