TV Interview!
Interview with Evan Oppenheimer, Amy Carlson and Kirrilee Berger of the movie “Peas and Carrots” by Suzanne 9/26 and 9/30/25
This is such an amazing movie! It has music, comedy, family drama and scifi… the writing is outstanding, and I love the characters. The family feeling in the movie dominates. I was happy to interview all three. I spoke with Evan a lot about music – perhaps more than the movie! Kirrilee is such a bundle of energy, full of youth, but with a great head on her shoulders and so much talent. I love Amy Carlson, who’s had a long career, including “Another World” and “Blue Bloods.” She was very sweet and funny. Don’t miss this indie movie because it’s a fun ride with amazing music. Jordan Bridges also stars in it – I loved him in “Rizzoli & Isles” and other shows. Go watch this show! It comes out in select theaters 10/3/25.
Evan Oppenheimer
Amy Carlson
Kirrilee Berger
MORE INFO: Official Site Trailer
Presents
PEASÂ AND CARROTS
Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy Directed by Evan Oppenheimer
In Theaters This Friday October 3rd
***Opening Night Film – Dances With Films 2024***
Written & Directed by:Â Evan Oppenheimer
Known For The Magnificent Meyersons, Lost in Florence, A Little Game,
The Speed of Thought, Alchemy,  Justice, and The Auteur Theory
Produced by:Â Edward Schmidt, Jay Zellman
Original Songs Written by: Marky Ramone (The Ramones),Â
Ryan Miller (Guster), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
Starring:
Kirrilee Berger (Unsung Hero)
Amy Carlson (“Blue Bloods”)
Jordan Bridges (“Rizzoli & Isles”)
Talia Oppenheimer (The Magnificent Meyersons)
Callum Vinson (“Long Bright River”)
Andrew Polk(Armageddon Time)
Laurissa Romain (Top Five)
Dan Thompson (A New York Story)
Faith Gitchell
Gabriel Rush (MoonriseKingdom)
Angel Desai (“NCIS: New Orleans”)
Joey Wethersby is a typical 16-year-old New York girl — if your typical New Yorker had parents who were in a one-hit wonder band in the 90’s. And if your typical New Yorker found themselves traveling every night to a bizarre alternate reality, where everybody only says three words: “Peas and Carrots”. Joey finds herself navigating this weird new world, while also dealing with her changing family dynamic, after she suggests that she and her parents (and, to her chagrin, her siblings) form a new band and start rocking out together.
ABOUT DIRECTOR EVAN OPPENHEIMER
Peas and Carrots is the eighth film written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer. His previous films include The Magnificent Meyersons, Lost in Florence, A Little Game, The Speed of Thought, Alchemy, Justice, and The Auteur Theory.
A Little Game, Evan’s first family film, starring F. Murray Abraham, Ralph Macchio and Olympia Dukakis, was called “a classic in its own right” upon its release in 2014, and won Best Feature and Best Actor at the International Family Film Festival. In 2023, the film had an unexpected resurgence, blowing up on TikTok after clips were posted to the social media site, garnering up to 28M views per clip.
Evan’s first film, The Auteur Theory, starring Alan Cox and Natasha Lyonne, won numerous awards at festivals worldwide. Reviewers have called it “ingenious”, “among the best first features I have ever seen”, “one of the best independent films of the year”, and “easily the funniest indie film since Clerks”.
Alchemy was a New York Times Highlight, a Washington Post Best Bet, and an Us Weekly Pick. Justice was recognized as the first narrative film to deal with the after-effects of 9/11, and after premiering at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival it was lauded in The New York Times (“A genuine surprise”), TV Guide (“Admirably subtle”),and The New York Daily News (“There’s no denying the film’s emotional core”). Lost in Florence, shot entirely in Italy, was released around the world in 2017by MGM and Orion Pictures.
Evan is a graduate of Yale University and NYU Film School. He lives in New York with his wife and three daughters. His next film, Out on a Limb, is planned for 2026.
ABOUT ACTRESS AMY CARLSON (LAURIE)
Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family and on her own. Because her parents were teachers, they were able to spend every summer together traveling and camping all over the United States. In fact, they have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning contests for writing. In high school, she was a promising athlete who placed in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she returned to the theater with many roles on stage starting with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and directing Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon”. Amy attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she graduated cum laude with a B.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. She moved to Chicago afterward and studied Improv at the Improv Olympic and acting at The Actor’s Center. A contract job on the now defunct soap opera Another World (1964) moved her to NYC soon after graduation. She has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series”. Her most memorable roles have been of strong women playing Alex Taylor in 
Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen alongside Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist of Les Savy Fav, where she also works in the independent music business as part-owner of the independent label “Frenchkiss Records”. Amy continues to write as well as seek out diverse and unique roles in the film industry.
ABOUT ACTRESS KIRRILEE BERGER (JOEY)
Kirrilee Berger, an actress from Teaneck, NJ, played the central role of Rebecca Smallbone in Lionsgate’s 2024 release, “Unsung Hero.” She also appeared in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Country Comfort, and recently released her first album, Stories, Lies, Allegories and Fables. She’s also lived in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, CA.
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