Festivals - Sundance Film Festival 2021 : How it ends will have its world premiere

By Mulder, 26 december 2020

On the day an asteroid is scheduled to obliterate Earth, freewheeling Liza (Zoe Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild gathering before it all goes down. Making it to the party won’t be easy, though, after her car is unceremoniously stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. With a little help from her whimsical younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza embarks on a journey by foot across Los Angeles as she seeks to make peace with her regrets—and find the right company for those last few hours.

Alum writer/directors Daryl Wein (White Rabbit) and Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) assemble an impressive all-star cast—including Helen Hunt, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Lamorne Morris, and Nick Kroll—for this uproarious and charming pre-apocalyptic comedy. Both playful and empowering, How It Ends channels the kind of optimistic nihilism we could all use more of right now. The end of the world may be coming, but no one anticipated it could be this much fun.

Synopsis :
On the last day on Earth, one woman goes on a journey through LA to make it to her last party before the world ends, running into an eclectic cast of characters along the way.

How it ends (USA)
Written and directed by Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
Produced by Zoe Lister-Jones, Daryl Wein
Starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Helen Hunt, Lamorne Morris
Music by Ryan Miller
Music Supervisors : Joe Rudge, Blake Jessee
Sound Mixer : Jack Sobo
Re-Recording Mixer : Penny Coghlan
Cinematography : Daryl Wein, Tyler Beus
Edited by Daryl Wein, Libby Cuenin
Additional Editing : Ella Hatamian
Distributed by Mister Lister Films
Release date : January 30, 2021 (Sundance)
Running time : 82 minutes

Premiere : jan. 30 - 12:00am // Second screening : jan. 31 - 4:00pm (local time)

(Source : press release)