Showing Up

Showing Up is a 2022 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kelly Reichardt, in her fourth collaboration with actress Michelle Williams. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on May 27; it lost the award to Triangle of Sadness.
The film is scheduled for release on April 7, 2023, by A24.
== Premise ==
An artist on the verge of a career-changing exhibition finds inspiration in the chaos of life.
== Cast ==
* Michelle Williams as Lizzy Carr
* Hong Chau as Jo Tran
* Judd Hirsch as Bill
* Maryann Plunkett as Jean
* John Magaro as Sean Carr
* André Benjamin as Eric
* Heather Lawless as Marlene
* Amanda Plummer as Dorothy
* Larry Fessenden
* James Le Gros as Ira
* Izabel Mar as Maya
== Production ==
On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Michelle Williams would star in Showing Up, in her fourth collaboration with writer-director Kelly Reichardt, following Wendy and Lucy (2008), Meek's Cutoff (2010), and Certain Women (2016). In June 2021, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, André Benjamin, Heather Lawless, Amanda Plummer, Larry Fessenden and James Le Gros joined the cast. Principal photography began on June 7, 2021, and concluded on July 15, 2021, in Portland, Oregon.
== Release ==
Showing Up was released on April 7, 2023, by A24.
== Reception ==
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads, "A deceptively simple drama about the artist's life, Showing Up reunites Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams to absorbing effect." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
== Videos ==
Showing Up - Official Trailer HD - A24
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