CALLING MOLLY MCGLYNN
THIS WEEK ON CMF, DJOULIET INTERACTS WITH FILMMAKER AND GOOD FRIEND MOLLY MCGLYNN
Molly McGlynn is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her feature film debut Mary Goes Round, for which she won the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Source: Wikipedia.
Molly McGlynn is also a remarkable person, creative genius, and a dear friend. Source: Djouliet Amara.
DJOULIET: HOW DID WE MEET?
MOLLY: ON THE SET OF THE BIG DOOR PRIZE! I FIRST MET YOU IN YOUR TRAILER AFTER YOU SURVIVED A 24 HOUR FLIGHT FROM WINNIPEG WITH YOUR CAT AND YOU WERE STILL SO CHARMING.
DJOULIET: BARELY SURVIVED! HOW ARE YOU?
MOLLY: EXISITING.
DJOULIET: HOW ARE YOU, REALLY?
MOLLY: I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE OFF KILTER LATELY, BUT TRYING TO STAY GROUNDED IN THE PRESENT AND FOCUS ON GRATITUDE. SOMETIMES THE EXISTENTIAL VOID APPEARS AND I WILL IT AWAY.
DJOULIET: HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR STEAK?
MOLLY: MEDIUM RARE IF IT’S THE GOOD SHIT.
DJOULIET: WHAT’S BRINGING YOU JOY RIGHT NOW?
MOLLY: I STARTED GIVING HIGH FIVES TO FLOWERS I SEE ON MY HIKE.
DJOULIET: WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF ABOUT YOURSELF?
MOLLY: THAT I MAINTAIN MY SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT THE ABSURDITY OF OUR EXISTENCE.
DJOULIET: I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU, MOLLY MCGLYNN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
MOLLY: HAVING COFFEE WITH BRILLIANT COMIC HOLMES, DENTIST, MANICURE, TWELVE STEP MEETING.
DJOULIET: WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON FRIENDSHIP? WHAT MAKES A GOOD FRIEND?
MOLLY: FRIENDSHIP SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED AND REQUIRES WORK AND EFFORT FROM BOTH PARTIES. SOMETIMES YOU CAN OUTGROW CERTAIN FRIENDSHIPS AND THAT’S OKAY. IT SERVED IT’S PURPOSE FOR A TIME. A GOOD FRIEND IS SOMEONE WHO CAN TELL ME WHO THE FUCK YOU ARE ON DAYS YOU FORGET AND IS EQUALLY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR VICTORIES. AND CAN CALL YOU OUT ON YOUR BULLSHIT. BONUS POINTS IF YOU CAN COMFORTABLY CANCEL A PLAN BECAUSE YOU’RE TOO LAZY ON THE COUCH.
DJOULIET: WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TOUCHED GRASS?
MOLLY: YESTERDAY, PLAYING FRISBEE WITH MY DEMONIC AND ADORABLE YORKIE SWEET PEA.
DJOULIET RECALLS THE PARALYZING MOMENT SWEET PEA ATE HER OWN SHIT IN FRONT OF HER AND MADDIE ZIEGLER ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF THE YEAR. DJOULIET, A CAT OWNER, SAT STUNNED ON THE LAKEVIEW DOCK. MADDIE GAGGED 7 TIMES AND RAN FOR HELP.
DJOULIET: WHAT IS YOUR MOST RECENT MANIFESTATION?
MOLLY: I CAN SIT IN THE DISCOMFORT. IS THAT A MANIFESTATION? MAYBE I SHOULD AIM HIGHER? NO, I LIKE THAT ONE.
DJOULIET: A LITTLE BIRDIE ONCE TOLD ME THAT THE SECRET TO LIFE IS: SOMETHING TO DO, SOMEONE TO LOVE, AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. WHAT ARE THOSE THREE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW?
MOLLY: EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF FINDING CREATIVITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION (MOST RECENTLY THROUGH MY PODCAST ‘HELLO, MY MOM IS DEAD’), AND MY FIANCE ZACH PARKER AND I ARE GOING TO IRELAND THIS WEEKEND!
DJOULIET: ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND?
MOLLY: YES. LIKE ANY RELATIONSHIP I AM PART OF, I ALWAYS TRY AND LEARN TO BETTER SUPPORT SOMEONE, BUT I VALUE FRIENDSHIPS VERY HIGHLY. I DON’T KNOW IF I’D BE ALIVE WITHOUT THEM, PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY.
DJOULIET: TELL ME A SECRET.
MOLLY: MOLLY IS NOT THE NAME ON MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
DJOULIET: ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH YOU?
MOLLY: I AM IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO LOVE MYSELF.
DJOULIET: I LOVE YOU.
MOLLY: YOUR LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP HAS FILLED MY CUP OF JOY. YOU ARE A GIFT TO MY LIFE AND SPIRIT, DJ.
Keep your eye out for Molly’s upcoming film Bloody Hell, starring Djouliet and Maddie Ziegler.
Follow Molly on Instagram here.
Awesome interview. Really enjoyed it.