Los Angeles, CA – Greek Canadian Indie Pop Goddess, Good Fridae is changing the industry she helped shape as a musical media pioneer! While the general public get their trends from celebrities, your favorite stars are inspired by indie Goddess Good Fridae. Whether it be her terms for Karen, Susan, Gremlin or Pick Me, her art critique, tweets, music, films and non profits fridaetv.ca & pickme.press since 2006, she has inspired many and has been inspired by many.
Her first public film after years of media, corporate and background work in major productions, this is her first solo indie film. The short was almost scrapped due to some production issues, location and crew drama. She re-wrote the script and cut some characters in three hours, after some encouragement from a good friend in LA. She wanted the story as close to the true event that she lived through. And, after finding new locations and crew it was possible! Good Fridae not only wrote “Just Released” she directed, produced, acted in last minute and scored the film! Her small field crew of five consisted of, Lead actress Tanissia Sprull – Selini, Johnny Vallone – Pablo and Good Fridae as Marilyn which wasn’t originally the characters name, it was Erika. Ironically the last minute location change situation, brought Marilyn now Good Fridae playing a different Marilyn, while at her past life crypt once again. The Universe works in mysterious ways and since Fridae discovered who she was in her direct past life, she has learned to surrender to the universe and trust where she is called to go.
Not the first of her summer projects with location issues, her music video for “Follow Through” was filmed at the same second location as the eight minute indie short at two of Hollywood’s famous cemeteries, Hollywood Forever and Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial. Good Fridae is so grateful to the amazing staff at both locations, for their wonderful exception to the rules and Paramount studios for granting their permission in the end after filming. You can find her music videos on Vevo here!
Without all of her staff and crew, especially assistant director/cinematographer and sound tech Jason Dixon of Ultrart Projects, the film wouldn’t have been possible to make. The Greek Italian Goddess also enlisted the help of up and coming LA photographer, Christal Bodie, who was also production assistant and bts photographer of Good Fridae’s music videos! Which were edited by Good Fridae Mattas and directed by Dom T of Ocean Ave Recordings.
The Toronto native was on a different path prior to covid lockdowns, she was in University for criminal justice. New for her is learning how to work with her disabilities, at her own pace. Some of the schooling degrees and certifications she has is Radio Broadcasting, Directing/Producing to Project Management and Data analysis via Harvard. The psychic had a massive spiritual awakening shortly after an exam in 2020, her name Good Fridae, was revealed to her and she was guided to return to art works, her past was literally calling, as she awoke to memories of her past life as Marilyn Monroe. It has been her mission to get the justice and respect her past legacy deserves to finish what she started with her production company before being murdered! Although Good Fridae’s Art Haus isn’t called MMP it was rebranded to PMP, Pick Me Press in Jan 2020 and all her companies are under her Mattas Entertainment Group. The short is based off a true story she experienced different location than a graveyard, that’s where Hollywood came in. Two friends on a grave adventure, run into a hot guy…Below is an excerpt from the interview with Good Fridae and her film’s leading lady, Tanissia Sprull full interview exclusively on pickme.press.
“We heard there were some casting and production issues for Just Released, including some day of location changes and you only had one rehearsal. Do you think you gave your best performance?
Tanissia: I think under the circumstances we all did the best that we could. I don’t think anyone in the cast or crew would have been there if they weren’t willing to give it their all.
Good Fridae: We tried to do what we could but like Tanissia said we gave our all! So thankful to everyone, Tanissia, Johnny, Jason, Christal and the rest of the squad for helping to pull this off. Had some hiccups but we made a cool little film, I’m so proud of.
What would you have done differently, now that you reflect back on shoot day.
Tanissia: I don’t think I would have done anything differently circumstances were beyond my control.
Good Fridae: Many things! More rehearsals, more takes for editing, film productions are all about trial and error. This was my first principal role in any film, just so happened I was directing it and trying to remember my lines plus theirs!
Was it awkward working with Good Fridae the director/writer of the film once discovering you would also be acting with her?
Tanissia: No, She made me feel very comfortable and she’s easy to work with.
Good Fridae: I’m so glad we met and got to work together! Tanissia is amazing to work with. I wasn’t planning on being in the film at all, the actress we cast had a scheduling conflict with another job. On same day my AD quit because I wasn’t into him. The whole production was stressing me out more than producing and performing for my music videos I was gonna call it a day.
What was your initial thought as an actor, when you found out the short film was based on a true story and you would be playing real people?
Tanissia: I was excited having the opportunity to portray a real person.”.
Good Fridae’s Follow Through music video is groundbreakingly the first of its kind! Featuring her past self Marilyn Monroe and as Good Fridae now. Not only is Marilyn Monroe’s final resting place in that timeline featured in the video, Natalie Wood Wagner is also featured, spiritual justice for both murdered icons.
Just Released is available HERE on the Pickme.press website for 48HRS to stream FREE, before streaming services get the film and prior to the purchase link being added to the store for downloading. You can watch the trailer on her social media.
