Mabel (film)
2024 American drama film by Nicholas Ma
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Mabel is a 2024 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ma from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joy Goodwin. It stars newcomer Lexi Perkel as Callie, a young girl whose best friend is a plant named Mabel. Christine Ko also stars as her mother.
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- Joy Goodwin
- Nicholas Ma
- Helen Estabrook
- Luca Borghesde
- Ben Howe
- Lexi Perkel
- Christine Ko
- Judy Greer
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ma |
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| Cinematography | Mark Jeevaratnam |
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| Music by | Tom Kingston |
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| Distributed by | Tribeca Releasing |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Callie is a very lonely young girl. When her dad's job moves the family to a sterile subdivision, she is isolated with her best friend, a potted plant named Mabel.
Cast
- Lexi Perkel as Callie
- Christine Ko as Angela, Callie's mother
- Judy Greer as Mrs. G
- Quincy Dunn-Baker as David
- Lena Josephine Marano as Agnes
- Jim Santangeli as Brian
Production
In July 2021, a casting call was released and the film's producers offered to pay people to shoot scenes inside of their homes.[1][2] That same month, Judy Greer and Christine Ko joined the cast,[3][4] and by August, newcomer Lexi Perkel was cast in the film's lead role.[5]
Release
Mabel premiered at the San Francisco Film Festival on April 28, 2024.[6] The film was released in the United States by Tribeca Releasing on April 17, 2026.[7]
Reception
A review at The Moveable Feat stated, "Beyond their rich performances, there’s a depth of feeling in Mark Jeevaratnam’s delicately observational camerawork punctuated by vivid colorful flourishes and a lovely score from Tom Kingston where the strings can convey a sense of longing or nimble thought as characters face the unknown in approaching each other, and when the kind of growth Ma charts isn’t always visible to a camera, “Mabel” really blossoms when reflecting how becoming your own person isn’t necessarily something that has to be done alone."[6]