THELMA
Directed by Josh Margolin // 97 mins // Feature Film
The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, Thelma is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree (Shaft). Squibb, who did most of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (White Lotus star Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend (Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.
“Thelma is the rare type of film centered on elderly shenanigans that doesn’t see its older characters only as helpless victims. It's a heartfelt, quirky, elderly action-adventure tale with a delightfully resilient June Squibb” – Robert Kojder, Flickering Myth
“Writer-director Josh Margolin ingeniously tweaks action- and crime-movie clichés to tell this rather quaint little story. But Thelma is not overly saturated in reference-y irony. It’s sincere and sensitive.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair