FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. IT IS CALLED SEASONAL LACK AND
WE WERE EXPERIENCE IT LATER ON
THIS SEASON.
THIS SEASON. >> DO YOU HAVE IT.>>> THIS IS A
STORY OF AN ACTRESS THAT COMES
HOME TO SEATTLE TO REINVENT
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> THIS LOOKS HILARIOUS.
HER PROFESSION IS AT THE HEART
OF THIS SERIES CALLED CUDDLE.
AND IT IS PREMIERING AT SIFF.
WE ARE JOINED BY TWO MEMBERS OF
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS
SERIES IS ABOUT.
THE IDEA OF PROFESSIONAL
CUDDLING.
CUDDLING.
CUDDLING. >> IT IS COMEDY SERIES ABOUT A
WOMAN WHO TRIES TO REINVENT
HERSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL
CUDDLE THERAPIST.
CUDDLE THERAPIST. SHE HAS HAD TOUGH TIMES IN LOS
ANGELES AND COMES HOME TO
SEATTLE AND HAS THIS WIDE-EYED
ENTHUSIASM TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
AND SHE WANTS TO CHANGE THE
WORLD WITH POWER OF TOUCH.
THAT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
>> SO YOUR CHARACTER ENTERS
INTO THIS NEW CONNECTION.
>> I LOVE HER, BUT I THINK SHE
HAS SUCH A GREAT OPTIMISM ABOUT
HOW SHE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD,
BUT SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW HOW
TO GO ABOUT IT.
SO THE SERIES ITSELF IS ABOUT
THIS LOOK AT HOW WE STAY
CONNECTED IN SUCH A
DISCONNECTED SPACE.
DISCONNECTED SPACE. SHE IS STUMBLING TRYING TO FIND
HER WAY AND REINVENT YOURSELF
AND TRYING TO KIND OF PULL
YOURSELF UP FROM THIS LIFE
CRISIS SHE IS GOING THROUGH.
AND THAT IS THROUGH THE POWER
OF TOUCH AND CUDDLING AND SOME
OTHER AWKWARD CHARACTERS.
>> WE ACTUALLY I JUST GETTING
OPENED UP INTO THIS WORLD OF
PROFESSIONAL CUDDLING.
PROFESSIONAL CUDDLING. HOW DO YOU TRAIN TO BE A
CHARACTER LIKE THAT?
DO YOU CUDDLE A LOT?>> WE DID.
IT WAS PART OF THE REASON I WAS
DRAWN TO THE SERIES.
I HAVE SOME FRIENDS THAT DO IT
AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE
POWER OF TOUCH.
SO WHEN I WENT TO THE SCRIPT, I
SAID I WANTED TO BE PART OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WE
THIS. WE DID INTERVIEW A FEW FRIENDS
AND I ALSO DO ENERGY WORK AND
HEALING WORK, SO I HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND
INTO THIS.
INTO THIS. BUT WE DEFINITELY INTERVIEW
PEOPLE WHO DO THIS AS A
PROFESSION.
PROFESSION. >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT MAKE IT FUNNY?
>> I WAS REALLY DRAWN TO THE
SCRIPT.
SCRIPT.
SCRIPT. THE CREATOR AND WRITER IS BASED
IN LA AND SHE HAD ORIGINALLY
WRITTEN THIS IS A HALF-HOUR
PILOT.
PILOT.
PILOT. I
PILOT. I LOVE THE HUMOR IN THIS, BUT I
LOVE THAT THE HUMOR WAS A WAY
INTO THIS IDEA OF CUDDLING.
>> PEOPLE NEED TO BE CUDDLED.
IT IS THE HUMAN TOUCH PART OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE IT
IS IRONIC THAT WE ARE MORE
CONNECTED THAN EVER TO DEVICES,
BUT WE ARE GETTING LESS
PHYSICAL TOUCH.
PHYSICAL TOUCH. >> SO THE PILOT IS PREMIERING
AT SIFF.
AT SIFF.
AT SIFF. WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND IT?
>> YES, WE ARE LAUNCHING THE
SERIES AND THE PILOT SHOWING ON
SUNDAY AT SIFF.
THEM WE WILL DO A LAUNCH PARTY
AND SHOW THE WHOLE SEASON AND
BINGE-WATCH WITH US ON JUNE THE
27th.
27th.
27th. AND
27th. AND WE WILL LAUNCH THAT ONLINE
AND YOU CAN WATCH ONLINE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THE
WELL. THE BEST THING TO DO IS FOLLOW
US ON FACEBOOK AND STAY TUNED.
IT IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION. >> AND ALL IN SEATTLE.
>> WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR
WRITER, THE ENTIRE CAST AND CREW
IS FROM SEATTLE.
SO THIS IS A VERY LOCAL,
GRASSROOTS PRODUCTION.
GRASSROOTS PRODUCTION. >> JAKE IS NOT FEELING GOOD.
IS THE GOAL THAT IT WOULD BE
PICKED UP AND BECOME LIKE A
NETFLIX THING?
NETFLIX THING? >> THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
>> OR AMAZON?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING.
>> I MEAN, THAT IS THE GOAL OF
MOST PEOPLE WHO CREATE A WEB
SERIES.
SERIES.
SERIES. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS
REACH A BROADER AUDIENCE.
AND IT IS SUCH A WIDE SCOPE OF
PEOPLE WHO THIS WEB SERIES
TOUCHES AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR
IT TO GET TO PFIZER AUDIENCE.
>> PLEASE COME TO SIFF AND
CHECK THIS OUT.
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO BUILD THE
AUDIENCE AND GET IT OUT THERE
AND DO ANOTHER SEASON.
>> I LOVE THE MESSAGE.
PEOPLE ARE SO CONNECTED AND