Holler is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Nicole Riegel in her feature directorial debut. It stars Jessica Barden, Becky Ann Baker, Pamela Adlon, Gus Halper and Austin Amelio. Paul Feig serves as an executive producer under his Feigco Entertainment banner.
Holler had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 8, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 11, 2021.
Plot
A young woman joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way to college. With her goal in sight, she realizes the ultimate cost for education is more than she bargained for, and finds herself torn between a promising future and a family she would be leaving behind.
Cast
Jessica Barden as Ruth
Gus Halper as Blaze
Austin Amelio as Hark, a junkyard owner who sells metal scraps overseas
Becky Ann Baker as Linda, a friend of Ruth and Blaze who works at a factory
Pamela Adlon as Rhonda, drug addicted mother of Blaze and Ruth
Myesha Butler as Desiree, Blaze's girlfriend
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as part of TIFF Industry Selects on September 9, 2020. Initially the film was set to world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on June 11, 2021.
Critical reception
The website's critical consensus reads, "It's hard not to hear echoes of similarly desperate stories, but Holler drowns them out with strong performances and palpable empathy."