An MFA Thesis Film written and directed by Kim Carr
Station MVP explores the behind-the-scenes world of a public radio station and the characters who work there. Jamie, the new station manager, is in over her head – she must navigate a demanding new job, her zany colleagues, and ongoing threats from her estranged husband. She battles the highs and lows of dealing with a position of power while trying to forget the time when she had hers taken away. Despite it all, she still has her sense of humor, and the fictional Maggie Valley Public Radio- WMVP- is lucky to have her!
Although it's a comedy, Station MVP touches on the serious topic of domestic violence and all its forms: physical abuse, verbal threats, insults, stalking, gaslighting, and any other behavior that allows an abuser to gain and retain control. It explores the lasting effects it can have on a person’s psyche.
We believe that humor can often help people heal, and this project seeks to find humor in a horrible situation. In the documentary The Last Laugh, where comedians discussed whether it was appropriate to make fun of the Holocaust, Rob Reiner says, “The Holocaust itself is not funny. There’s nothing funny about it. But survival, and what it takes to survive, there can be humor in that.” The quest to give survivors of abuse a voice continues to motivate the film.