
Talkhouse: How to Make a Movie with a Stranger (and Become Friends Along the Way)
Writer Laura Hunter Drago and director Jacob Combs give us the inside track on their collaboration on the new short film Tradwife.
FILM INDEPENDENT PROJECT INVOLVE presents “TRADWIFE”
MADELEINE ARTHUR ALEX RICH
Casting Director LISA ZAMBETTI, CSA Director of Photography OMER LOTAN
Edited by AMY ROSENBERG Original Music by THEODORE MORRIS Production Designer EVAN BLACK
Executive Producers JAYCIE LUO JOENIQUE C. ROSE FRANCISCO VELASQUEZ
Produced by CASEY NARANJO Written by LAURA HUNTER DRAGO Directed by JACOB COMBS
An actress turned tradwife influencer finally finds her dream audience, but when a troll exposes the cracks in her picture-perfect marriage during a livestream, she stages a high-stakes dinner that might just save her show–or end the act for good.
For 30 years and counting, Project Involve has been Film Independent’s most vital and impactful program. This robust program provides invaluable hands-on filmmaking experience from project inception to completion.
Each year, 30 filmmakers from diverse backgrounds are given the opportunity to hone skills, form creative partnerships, create short films and gain industry access needed to succeed as working artists.

Writer Laura Hunter Drago and director Jacob Combs give us the inside track on their collaboration on the new short film Tradwife.