Jade Healy is the acclaimed designer of films such as Marriage Story; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; I, Tonya; A Ghost Story; The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Peter Pan and Wendy and The Green Knight. She has designed an indelible range of films, from award-winning independent features to major studio releases. Her most recent feature is Olivia Wilde's The Invite.
In Episode 20 of Apotheosis, production designer Jade Healy discusses transforming a single apartment into one of the film’s most compelling characters.
The conversation dives deep into the psychology of space—how architecture, color, clutter, lighting and even the placement of books or family photographs reveal the invisible fractures within the characters' relationships.
Want to hear more from Jade? Join us at the 2026 Production Designers Gathering, where she'll be speaking alongside fellow production designers from around the world.
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Every detail tells a story in the apartment of Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen) in The Invite.
"I’m a filmmaker and a storyteller. I just happen to be good at production design.”
Piña (Penelope Cruz) makes herself at home.
A moment of tension in the bedroom of Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen).
“There are all those things that the camera never really sees, but the actors do.”
Dinner guests Hawk (Edward Norton) and Piña (Penelope Cruz) arrive for an evening that will leave nobody unscathed.
