All There Is, a dramatic examination of parent-child relationships and how the media shapes our society, will make its world premiere at the 2025 Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 1st at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
All There Is centers on a troubled teenager whose world is upended when a tragedy involving her best friend is blamed on her movie-star father’s controversial new sci-fi film. The ensemble picture stars Laurel Marsden, Jason Priestley, Mena Suvari, Elsie Fisher, Shiv Pai, Jack Wright, and Nick E. Tarabay.
The Gen Z drama is directed by Kit Williamson (Eastsiders), produced by Sam Okun (Prisoner’s Daughter, She Drives Me Crazy), co-written and produced by Amir Ohebsion (The Apology), and co-written and executive-produced by Arash Homampour. Sam Okun Productions’ Christian Jean, Lachlan Towle, and Constantinos Yiallourides are co-producers.
Here’s the plot details for All There Is:
Set in present-day Malibu, All There Is follows AVA (Laurel Marsden), a bright Gen Z high-schooler, and her relationships with disengaged parents GREYSON and ZOE (Jason Priestley, Mena Suvari) and classmate CAMERON (Shiv Pai), a social outsider from a middle-class Afghani family. Though from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, Ava and Cameron bond over shared disaffections and a mutual love of filmmaking. Cameron, grieving his mother’s recent death from cancer and the shame he feels about being gay, which he hides from his father, NURSULTAN (Nick E. Tarabay), feels deep pain and hopelessness. Ava relates to him while coping with divorced parents who neglect her in pursuit of their careers.
At the premiere of Greyson’s new sci-fi film, CTRL ALT DEL, Cameron is drawn to its ideas about death: not as the end of consciousness but as a release from life’s anguish and suffering. When tragedy ensues, the film—and Ava by association—are blamed. The scapegoating is echoed by the media and Ava’s peers, including love interest JESSE (Jack Wright). As she struggles with the fallout, Ava connects with classmate FARAH (Elsie Fisher) and comes to a deeper understanding of herself and the people around her. Resentment toward her parents turns to compassion. Free from her prejudices, Ava grasps Cameron’s trajectory clearly, leading to a surprising healing between cultures and generations. By challenging the media’s overpowering and often harmful influence in our lives, All There Is treats its complex characters and serious themes with honesty, sensitivity, and insight, delivering a nuanced and life-affirming message.
Ohebsion describes the project as a labor of love that delves into themes of grief and redemption: “At its heart, the film is about healing deep wounds and finding meaning after profound loss.”
Homampour adds: “The story explores critical and timely issues of teen mental health and suicidal ideation, as well as the often-overlooked topics of death and the afterlife. We hope this film will offer solace and a sense of hope to those who are suffering.”
Producer Okun agrees, adding: “We believe the film will inspire individuals, families, and communities to take meaningful action in supporting the mental well-being of our youth.”
All There Is will screen on BHFF’s opening day, April 1st, 2025, at 5:45 PM PT. The TCL Chinese Theatre Complex at Ovation Hollywood is located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.
