New Web Series Is “Thelma and Louise but with a Toddler”

The filmmakers have described Running with Violet as “Thelma and Louise but with a toddler.” Don’t worry, though—the ending’s better.

Actually, I can’t quite say that. All I know is that Marie-Claire Marcotte, who co-wrote and co-produced the film along with Rebecca Davey, assured me in an e-mail that “There definitely won’t be any driving off a cliff!” It is, however, the story of two women (and a toddler) driving to escape after one commits an unintentional crime, and thus bears some resemblance to T&L. Here’s the official blurb:

Two women and a toddler chasing freedom on the road trip of their lives.

“Running With Violet” is a dramatic serialized drama about three-year-old Violet and her closeted lesbian mom Jolene who get swept up by lonely housewife Miranda’s accidental matricide and find themselves ditching their small town roots for the dangerous open road.

The self-strengths and budding friendship of this threesome will be their only saving grace as they battle the dangers of their new fugitive living.

“Running With Violet” is a story about female solidarity, about women who endure when life gets treacherous, about women who creatively defy expectations and create freedom for themselves and the little girl watching their every move from the back seat.

Marcotte told me their goal is to air the series in the fall of 2016 as a set of 12 weekly episodes of 6 minutes each. Here’s the trailer—I’m looking forward to the rest!