Brittany Snow’s Directing Debut Tackles Addiction, Eating Disorders and Anxiety

This portrait of a relationship between a woman with an eating disorder (Courtney Eaton of Yellowjackets) and a boy with co-dependency issues (Thomas Mann) won two awards at SXSW.

Courtney Eaton and Thomas Mann in Parachute — Courtney Eaton and Thomas Mann in ‘Parachute.’ COURTESY OF KRISTEN (K2) CORRELL

Actor Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect, Hairspray) is the writer-director in her first feature, Parachute, a rom-drama set in New York City and co-written with Becca Gleason (Summer ‘03).

This portrait of a complicated relationship between Riley (Courtney Eaton from Yellowjackets, who picked up a prize for her performance at SXSW), a young woman with an eating disorder and addiction issues, and Ethan (Thomas Mann, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), a guy with co-dependency, is messy structurally.

Viewers, especially those in the same demographic as the protagonists, will probably cut the film and its vividly drawn characters some slack as they try to navigate territory peppered with emotional landmines.

Parachute: Brittany Snow’s Directing Debut Tackles Addiction, Eating Disorders and Anxiety

Brittany Snow’s Directing Debut Tackles Addiction, Eating Disorders and Anxiety

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