Sonequa Martin-Green stars in the new dramedy 'My Dead Friend Zoe' alongside Natalie Morales, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris. She spoke with Bianca Piazza of MovieWeb about the film, its roots in the veteran community,
Ed Harris plays the role of Dale in My Dead Friend Zoe, an old-school army veteran diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Harris discusses why he wanted to join Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ feature directorial debut. Harris reveals how his work on a Robert De Niro movie helped prepare him to take on the role.
Filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes talks to Deadline in-depth about weaving his personal experience into his debut feature film 'My Dead Friend Zoe'
"When you're working with actors who give a damn ... it just brings everything to another level," Harris tells PEOPLE about starring in 'My Dead Friend Zoe'
"My Dead Friend Zoe" is a dark comedy about Merit, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran (Sonequa Martin-Green) who is struggling to reconnect with her family upon returning from duty — mainly because she's taking advice from her dead best friend (Natalie Morales) whom she served with.
Green, Natalie Morales and Ed Harris are very good in a very padded Army veteran drama from Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.
My Dead Friend Zoe,” starring Natalie Morales and Sonequa Martin-Green, confronts a dark reality of post-combat struggle with as much humor and playfulness as it does trauma and sorrow.
Martin-Green is best known for her role as Captain Michael Burnham in Star Trek: Discovers and Sasha in The Walking Dead.