Kelley O’Hara On Executive Producing Her First Short Film ‘Ripe!’ and Keeping Teamwork Central After Her Professional Soccer Retirement
Professional soccer player Kelley O’Hara has added executive producing to her resumé as she plays her last Nwsl season before retiring from the sport.
Luke Anderson, a close college friend she met freshman year in the same dorm on the same hall, reached out to the two-time Women’s World Cup champion in February 2023 to ask for her partnership in backing Ripe!, a short film from directing duo Tusk — Olivia Mitchell and Kerry Furth. Anderson co-founded the creative agency Juxtapose Studio, and the short will premiere June 8 at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. The film is also produced by Tusk, Adam Kopp, Liz Siegal and Japonica Films.
“[Luke] signed on as an executive producer and was basically like, ‘I need to find somebody as a good partner in this.’ And when he thought about it in terms of somebody who understands queerness and football, he was like, I’m calling Kelley,’” O’Hara told Deadline.
Luke Anderson, a close college friend she met freshman year in the same dorm on the same hall, reached out to the two-time Women’s World Cup champion in February 2023 to ask for her partnership in backing Ripe!, a short film from directing duo Tusk — Olivia Mitchell and Kerry Furth. Anderson co-founded the creative agency Juxtapose Studio, and the short will premiere June 8 at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. The film is also produced by Tusk, Adam Kopp, Liz Siegal and Japonica Films.
“[Luke] signed on as an executive producer and was basically like, ‘I need to find somebody as a good partner in this.’ And when he thought about it in terms of somebody who understands queerness and football, he was like, I’m calling Kelley,’” O’Hara told Deadline.
- 6/8/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
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