In the film 'Nora', Portland's Anna Campbell portrays a mother who returns to her hometown while her husband tours. Juggling for her young daughter and career, Campbell reflects on the universal challenges mothers face, intensified by the pandemic. The film is a character study infused with musical elements that showcase Campbell's creativity and talent, along with a diverse cast including her daughter and seasoned actress Lesley Ann Warren. Campbell emphasizes the importance of film as a medium to connect with audiences, stemming from her own experiences in theater and acting.
It's a familiar dilemma, one that has bedeviled (predominantly) mothers even more intensely since the COVID pandemic, this balancing act between professional goals and the awesome but sometimes soul-deadening odyssey of raising a child.
I loved film and television and believed they were the opportunity to speak to the masses in a way that straight theater doesn't anymore. I had this obnoxious artistic sensibility about myself, but I knew that I wanted a broad platform.
I did okay as an actor. I mean, I made my health insurance.
With a supporting cast that ranges from Campbell's own daughter Sophie to veteran Oscar nominee Lesley Ann Warren, she brings Nora's somewhat stifled creativity to life in a series of imaginatively staged musical numbers.
Collection
[
|
...
]