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Death, Sex & Money - How a Matchmaking Job Inspired a Film About Dating's Secret Economy

Long before Celine Song was nominated for an Academy Award for her directorial debut, Past Lives, she was a struggling playwright in New York City with a side hustle: matchmaking. In this episode, Celine talks about how that experience inspired the plot of her new A24 movie, Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal.

This podcast was produced by Zoe Azulay.

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