LOGLINE

A lonely babysitter hires a dominatrix and finds that the reality of paid intimacy falls short of her fantasy.

WHAT HAPPENS?

A Babysitter holds a child, tenderly.

The Babysitter gets paid. She leaves.

The Babysitter hires a Dominatrix.

The Dominatrix holds The Babysitter, tenderly.

The Dominatrix gets paid. She leaves.

The Babysitter goes to a club. She thinks she sees the Dominatrix, dancing, off work. 

The Babysitter wants to hold the Dominatrix, tenderly, for free. 

Can she?

WHY ARE WE MAKING IT?

All Night Long is a companion piece to our previous short film Goodnight. Goodnight premiered at Sundance 2025 and enjoyed an incredible festival run. Both films are proofs of concept for the feature version of Goodnight, currently in development. 

First and foremost, this is a movie about paid carework, work largely done by women. We all want, and need, to be taken care of. In the scope of our lives, the form of this need changes... and doesn't. We need to be held, touched, disciplined, and seen. But when intimacy and care aren't freely available, what do we do? Hire someone, whether it's through seekingarrangements.com or care.com.

But when care and affection are given in exchange for money, where is the line between real and fake? The performance of connection can BE the connection, and it can be the reminder of the pain of its absence. It’s both .

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Just like Goodnight, All Night Long is an exploration of the complications, and divine possibility, of paid caretaking. As two long-time babysitters, we understand there is a real sanctity to giving our intimate, human selves to people who truly need it. The people who do this kind of work—in the feminized, cash-based, devalued, sometimes illegal economy of care–are almost never lovingly or thoughtfully represented in film.

We hope this film speaks to careworkers of all kinds, paid and unpaid, and the complications of the kind of close, emotional labor we do. 

WHO ARE WE?

We are Annie Fox and Isabel Pask, filmmaking partners, and former cast-mates of the McCarter Theatre Center's 2022 production of The Wolves! Our work together explores intimacy, performance, and labor through a feminine and queer lens. Together we co-wrote the short film Goodnight (World Premiere Sundance Film Festival), co-directed the short film Haus (currently entering the festival circuit), and are in the midst of co-writing two feature-length films, one of which is in development with Fit Via Vi Films.

ANNIE FOX (Co-director, Writer, Actor)

Annie Fox i s a filmmaker based in New York. She is the co-writer, star, and producer of the short " Goodnight"  which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and extended its festival run to include Nevada City Film Festival, Lower East Side Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, Ouray International FIlm Festival. TV Credits include WeCrashed (Hulu), Blue Bloods (NBC), Seasoned (Showtime.) Feature film work includes The Friend, Notice To Quit, Something's More Than One Thing, Fire Island, Home Free. Broadway : Lobby Hero. Regional credits include Studio Theater, McCarter Theatre Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Theatreworks Silicon Valley, Philadelphia Fringe. She is a member of the Society Theatre company and NYU MFA alum. 

ISABEL PASK (Co-director)

Isabel Pask is a Brooklyn-based, Texas-born filmmaker, writer, and actor with Puerto Rican roots. She is the director and co-writer of the short film "Goodnight" (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival) and the director of “Scout’s Honor” (Live Action Shorts Grand Jury Prize, Seattle International Film Festival). Her body of work has been recognized by numerous other international film festivals, including Florida Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Lower East Side Film Festival, and the Women's Voices Now Film Festival. In 2024, she participated in The Gotham's "Owning It" Accountability Sprint for her feature script "The Lord's Work," which is in development with Fit Via Vi Film. Previously, she was awarded the Paul Green Award from the National Theatre Conference (former recipients include Jeremy O'Harris, Suzan-Lori Parks), which recognizes excellence in new professional theatre talent. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's Acting and Creative Writing programs.

HOW WILL THIS HELP?

It's difficult and expensive to make a short film! Your contribution is how we will make this film. 

Your money will pay for:

- Cast and crew

- Gear

- Locations

- Insurance

- Production design 

- Costume design

- Post-production (editor, colorist, sound designer, etc) 

- Food!