Oh, Hi! - Spectrum Culture

Oh, Hi! - Spectrum Culture

In 2020, writer-director Sophie Brooks was asked by her agent to write a screenplay that could feasibly be produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although slated to shoot in 2021, the production of the resulting feature, Oh, Hi!, would eventually be delayed to 2024, a period that appears to have been beneficial given the relative explosion in cultural prominence for its co-writer and star, Molly Gordon. After breaking onto the scene with a memor…

Interview: 'Oh, Hi!' Filmmaker Sophie Brooks on Fine Tuning Her Comedy - Awards Radar

It takes confidence as a storyteller to zig when you should zag. Oh, Hi! consistently does that, playing with tone in a way that not many young filmmakers would have the guts to do. Luckily, Sophie Brooks did and film is better for it, as this is a wonderfully creative romantic comedy. Yesterday, I shared my chat with stars Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman here. Today, it’s Brooks’ turn to talk about this great little movie. In my review of Oh, Hi!…