Director Jen McGowan on the unlikely friendship at the center of 'Kelly & Cal'

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Sep 22, 2014

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Director Jen McGowan on the unlikely friendship at the center of 'Kelly & Cal'

Finding herself lonely and isolated after moving away, a new mom strikes up an unlikely friendship with her 17-year-old neighbor.

Juliette Lewis as "Kelly" in the new film "Kelly & Cal" from director Jen McGowan.

Finding herself lonely and isolated after moving away, a new mom strikes up an unlikely friendship with her 17-year-old neighbor.

The new film 'Kelly & Cal' focuses on a woman named Kelly (played by Juliette Lewis), who's just had a baby and moved to a new town. Finding herself lonely and isolated, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with her 17-year-old neighbor Cal (Jonny Weston).

First-time director Jen McGowan won this year's "Gamechanger Award" at SXSW for the film, and joins Take Two to talk about what drew her to the story.