Back in 2001, after appearing in MULHOLLAND DRIVE with Naomi Watts, actor/writer/director Scott Coffey cast her in a short film called ELLIE PARKER. It was shot on DV and received a good reception at the Sundance 2001 film festival. He’s recently shot more footage and extended it out into a feature film.

Here’s the plot - Watts plays an Australian actress in Hollywood, running around from audition to audition, struggling to get her big break, her life a blur.

The irony? When they made the original short, that was Watts’ life. She had spent 8 years trying to get a break in Hollywood, with little to show for it. Not long after their short was made, David Lynch’s MULHOLLAND DRIVE turned her into a superstar. And now, in the same year she stars in the $200 million KING KONG, this little DV film, which basically reflects her life of a short 4 years ago, also hits the screens.

Nice.

The trailer for ELLIE PARKER is here.

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