Note: This interview was originally published during the 2013
Tribeca Film Festival.  Starring Melissa Leo, Marin Ireland and
Josh Hamilton, Bottled Up is a stark yet tender drama about a
woman who, after months of denial, must deal with the hardships
that come with love and addiction. We spoke with writer/director
Enid Zentelis about working with her incredible cast, her deeply
personal script and shooting one of the most difficult scenes of
her career.   Tribeca: Tell us a little bit about Bottled Up.
What inspired you to tell this story?  Enid Zentelis: Bottled Up
is a personal story. It is fiction, but it was inspired by the
very close proximity that I have to people in similar
situations. And, in a way, I think the very first kernel of
inspiration was my wanting to write an escapist fantasy where
characters going through something are all right in the end.
However, I wanted it to be plausible and fun, because I wanted
those actual characters to be able to engage, to have it speak
to them and not speak j