Interview: Tamara Bass, Meagan Holder and Mekia Cox Talk If Not Now, When? (Exclusive)
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(L-R) Tamara Bass as Patrice, Meagan Holder as Deidre and Mekia Cox as Suzanne star in the drama, ‘If Not Now, When?,’ a Vertical Entertainment release. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.
Sometimes the most realistic stories are the most difficult for filmmakers to bring to the screen, as most audiences have become increasingly more intrigued by larger, action-driven blockbuster fare. But smaller, relatable indie movies are proving they’re just as relevant and important in the film landscape recently, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shut down or delayed the productions of many bigger studio features. The new drama, ‘If Not Now, When?,’ is an emotionally engaging indie movie that highlights how close friendships between women shape their emotional trajectories in their everyday lives.
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Longtime friends Meagan Good and Tamara Bass have teamed up to make their feature directorial debut together in the film If Not Now, When?, a movie they both star in and Bass also wrote. It s a really powerful story that explores themes that for some reason we as women don t get explored in films, Good said.
The movie follows four childhood friends played by Good, Bass, Mekia Cox and Meagan Holder who are reunited after one of them suffers a crisis. Each of them works to resolve their own conflicts, whether it be struggles with addiction, family life or a failing marriage, but it s the power of their sisterhood that eventually carries them through life s obstacles.