Wendy Ide 

I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) review – rough-edged yet spirited US drama

Co-directed by its lead actor, Kelley Kali, this low-key tale of a homeless LA single mom has a raw authenticity
  
  

Kelley Kali in I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking).
Mother load… Kelley Kali in I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking). Photograph: Film PR handout undefined

Recently widowed and now homeless, Danny (Kelley Kali, who co-directs) has persuaded her eight-year-old daughter that they are camping next to a highway for fun. Meanwhile, Danny scrapes together a deposit for a new home by hair-braiding and making food deliveries on her roller-skates in the sweltering Los Angeles sun. But the careful mask of positivity is starting to slip, and Danny can’t catch a break.

A little rough around the edges certainly, but spirited and authentic, this is a low-budget African American indie that has a kinship with the Dardenne brothers’ brand of breadline urgency.

Watch a trailer for I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking).
 

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