THE JEREMIAH SHOW Featuring Jess Weixler - Award-Winning Actress + New Film Wayward
*This episode is Dedicated in Loving Memory to Jess Weixler's Acting Coach + Mentor, Allen Savage
My special guest today is award-winning actress Jess Weixler. She plays Arlene in the new film Wayward.
Wayward is my favorite film of 2025. Here’s the storyline:
While moving from Idaho to Los Angeles with her mother, an 11-year-old girl yearning for stability becomes smitten with a charismatic female hitchhiker they pick up along the way. As she detaches more and more from her mother, the girl forms an unlikely bond with the hitchhiker, blurring the line between running away and kidnapping.
“Sometimes Getting Lost is The Only Way Out”
In 2007, Jess Weixler was nominated for a Breakthrough Award at the Gotham Awards and won the Special Jury Prize in the Dramatic category for her performance at the Sundance Film Festival; both awards were for her role in Teeth.
She won the 2016 award for Best Actress at the Silk Road International Film Festival in Xi’an, China for Money (2016).
She attended The Juilliard School with her bestie, Jessica Chastain, where she participated during the first year of Bruce Brubaker's InterArts performance project. She and Jessica graduated from Julliard together and have continued to work and support each other over the years.
WAYWARD FILM
“Sometimes Getting Lost is The Only Way Out”
Wayward is available for Streaming on Friday, April 4, on Apple TV, Google +, and Amazon.
WEBSITE - https://waywardfilm.com/
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/wayward_thefilm
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WAYWARD CAST
Chloe Guidry - Cleo
Jess Weixler - Arlene
Jessica Sula - Orbison
Will Brittain - Frank
CREDITS
Director - Jacquelyn Frohlich
Writer - Jacquelyn Frohlich
Producer - Ian Michaels (p.g.a)
Composer - Matthew Kajcienski
Cinematographer - Ben Hardwicke
Editor - Ron Vignone
Casting Director - Emily Schweber (c.s.a.)
Production Designer - Nino Alicea
WEBSITE - https://waywardfilm.com/
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