Doin' It (film)
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- Sara Zandieh
- Neel Patel
- Lilly Singh
- Anthony Bregman
- Erica Matlin
- Polly Auritt
- Lilly Singh
- Anita Verma-Lallian
- Lilly Singh
- Sonia Dhillon Tully
- Sabrina Jalees
- Ana Gasteyer
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| Directed by | Sara Zandieh |
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| Cinematography | Jason Oldak |
| Edited by | John Philpot |
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| Distributed by | Aura Entertainment |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doin' It is a 2024 American comedy film written by Sara Zandieh, Neel Patel, and Lilly Singh and directed by Zandieh. Singh stars as a 30-year-old virgin who gets a job as a high school sex education teacher. Sonia Dhillon Tully, Sabrina Jalees, and Ana Gasteyer portray supporting characters in the movie. Studios Likely Story, Unicorn Island Productions, and Camelback Productions produced the film.
Doin' It premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 12, and was released in theaters on September 19, 2025.[2]
Maya, a 30-year-old software engineer from a conservative Indian family, plans to launch an app for teens and works as a high school substitute teacher as a day job. Since she is a virgin, she is put in an uncomfortable situation when a principal assigns her to teach sex education.
Cast
- Lilly Singh as Maya, a 30-year-old computer software engineer and school teacher
- Sonia Dhillon-Tully as Veena, Maya's conservative mother
- Sabrina Jalees as Jess, Maya's best friend
- Ana Gasteyer as Principal Fletcher, a school principal
- Stephanie Beatriz as Barbara, a school lunch lady
- Mary Holland as Linda, a racist rivaling teacher
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Sohan, one of Maya's romantic interests
- Trevor Salter as Alex, one of Maya's romantic interests
- Ashley R. Singh as Crystal, a bold, fashion-forward South Asian character navigating identity, friendship, and sexuality.
- Jessica Clement as Madison
Production
Sara Zandieh directed Doin' It and co-wrote the script with Neel Patel and Lilly Singh. Singh, Anthony Bregman, Erica Matlin, Polly Auritt, and Anita Verma-Lallian produced the film through the studios Likely Story, Unicorn Island Productions, and Camelback Productions.[3]
Release
South by Southwest (SXSW) selected Doin' It to screen as part of its Narrative Spotlight category at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. It premiered on March 12 at the Stateside Theater.[4]
