EXCLUSIVE: Emily Deschanel ( Bones ) is set to star opposite Amelia Brantley in Monkey Bread , an indie marking Brantley’s feature directorial debut, which she also scripted.

Exploring the challenges of navigating Los Angeles as a 30-something struggling actor, the film is a family drama following Ruth (Brantley), who, while tightroping the line between dreams coming true and utter disappointment, gets a gig babysitting for one of her idols and comes face to face with the life she thinks she’s always wanted. Deschanel plays a movie star who is trying to juggle family, motherhood and her career.

Others in the cast include Samuel Hunt ( Chicago P.D. ), Grant Jordan ( Howdy, Neighbor! ), newcomer Ethan Lichterman, and Keith Kupferer ( Ghostlight ). Brantley and Brenden Rodr

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