"i wanted to write about a mother who really believes that the greatest thing she could do for her family is to not be theree. I've done, you know, i had an experience in my life recently where somebody that i cared about very, very, very much took his own life." "Sometimes it's just as simple as, like, somebody oukno, knocked on the door at the right time"
Amy Koppelman penned A Mouthful of Air, a powerful novel years ahead of its time—and now, 20 years on, she discusses the film version of it she directed that hits theaters this month.