Clementine.On this episode we are joined by Lara Jean Gallagher. Lara Jean Gallagher is a writer and director originally from rural Pennsylvania where she was raised on a steady stream of television, polka, processed food, and wooded warfare with her three sisters. Lara earned her Directing MFA from Columbia University and was named one of IFP's 2015 Emerging Storytellers. Her award-winning shorts and music videos have screened at SXSW, Palm Springs Shortfest, Mill Valley, Portland International, and online via Pitchfork, Spin, Rolling Stone, and NPR, among others. Her debut feature film, Clementine, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and was made with the support of the Venice Biennale College-Cinema, the Sundance Institute, Film Independent, and IFP. Clementine recently won awards for best cinematography and best narrative feature film at the Bend Film Festival. It is distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories and currently available Amazon, iTunes and other VOD platforms.   Please support the Mark and Me Podcast here https://www.patreon.com/Markandme