Jun 16, 2015 By Austin Trunick

When Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) wins an $86 million dollar lottery, she finances her own cable show where she broadcasts her hang-ups and childhood traumas to an engaged audience. Watch a featurette on filmmaker Shira Piven’s dark comedy, now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. More

May 01, 2015 By Austin Trunick

In Welcome to Me, Kristen Wiig stars as Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who hasn’t turned off her television set in over a decade. Save for her longstanding friendship with childhood bestie, Gina (Linda Cardellini), and regular sessions with her psychiatrist (Tim Robbins), Alice lives like a shut-in, choosing to stay home and re-watch taped episodes of Oprah until she’s memorized them word-for-word. When she wins an $86 million dollar lottery, she uses that windfall to finance her own cable show named “Welcome to Me,” where she broadcasts her personal hang-ups and childhood traumas to an increasingly-engaged audience. Welcome to Me is director Shira Piven’s second feature. The filmmaker sat down to talk with us about the movie’s development, balancing comedy with drama, and her own creative upbringing. More