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Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby

Live your life before it passes you by

20176.81h 38m

Overview

Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

Directed by Susan Johnson
Written by Caren Lissner, Kara Holden
Produced by Susan Johnson, Suzanne Farwell, Susan Cartsonis
Box Office0Revenue: $28K

Top Cast

Bel Powley

Bel Powley

Carrie Pilby

Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer

Tara

Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue

Professor Harrison

William Moseley

William Moseley

Cy

Jason Ritter

Jason Ritter

Matt

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Mr. Pilby

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Dr. Petrov

Scott Keiji Takeda

Scott Keiji Takeda

Ronald

F

Frank Huerta

Cute Guy

Desmin Borges

Desmin Borges

Douglas

Themes & Keywords

new york citygeniusdatingwoman director

About Carrie Pilby

Carrie Pilby is a comedy, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of new york city, genius, dating, woman director. Directed by Susan Johnson, it stars Bel Powley, Vanessa Bayer, Colin O'Donoghue. Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

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