Tales From Margaritaville
An Interview With Margarita Happy Hour Director Ilya Chaiken
By Jeremiah Kipp
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/screenwriting/article/tales_from_margaritaville_2794/
Writer-Director Ilya Chaiken plunged into her first independent
feature, Margarita Happy Hour, even before she found
financing. Set within the community of downtown artists now
relocated to Brooklyn, Margarita Happy Hour is a richly
detailed, funny and unsparing glimpse at motherhood on the
fringe. Chaiken, a single mom herself, first received attention
for her acclaimed short film, The Actress, a festival
favorite later broadcast on PBS.