This is the fourth episode in a five-part series. On March 22, 2019, the afternoon of her "There Will Be No Intermission" solo piano show in Toronto, musician Amanda Palmer invited members of the community to descend into to the basement dressing room of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, sit on a cozy couch, and share anything they felt like sharing. A story, a heartbreak, a confession....anything.

Her old college friend, filmmaker Jenessa Joffe, captured the stories on film and wove them into this 5-episode series: The Couch of Truth. The film was funded by Amanda's patron community, and you can read all about the genesis of the project, read updates about these folks, and see behind-the-scenes photos HERE:   / 55097976  

You can see the playlist featuring the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Thank you to the patrons whose funding made this project possible, and huge, heartfelt thanks to Lish, Nicole, and Lindsay for being so open, vulnerable and brave. If this video moved you, and if you want this kind of work to exist in the world, ad-free and without corporate sponsorship, please consider joining the patreon. It would mean the world to us.

For a patron-only discussion about abortion, you can go to the shadowbox, our non-facebook community discussion forum, here: https://forum.theshadowbox.net/t/abor...

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CREDITS

Cast:
Amanda Palmer
Lish
Nicole
Lindsay

Director / Producer:
Jenessa Joffe

Field Producer:
Lora Campbell

Director of Photography:
Nyssa Gluck

Camera Operators:
Chantal Garcia
Danielle Thorn

Location Sound:
Bridget Tang

Hair / Make-Up Artist:
Sahar Junejo

Production Assistants:
Lindsay Duncan
Sarah JM Kolberg

Editors:
Cindy Long
Caddie Hastings
Matt Marhefka
Penda Diakité

Re-Recording Mixer:
Greg Townley

Still Photography:
Allan Amato
Kyle Cassidy
Lindsay Duncan
Kahn & Selesnick
Stephanie Zakas

“VOICEMAIL FOR JILL” MUSIC VIDEO
Concept: Amanda Palmer
Director: Amber Sealey
Featuring: Kate Adams in the role of Jill

CONCERT FOOTAGE
Director: Jesse DeFlorio
Director of Photography: Seth Iliff
Production & Lighting Designer: Lauren Sego

Special Thanks:
Jordan Verzar
Hayley Rosenblum
Michael McComiskey
Alex Knight