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Virtual Program 4 – Pregnancies & Circumstances
October 28, 2023 - November 10, 2023
Good Egg – USA (CA)
Writer: Mitra Shahidi
Directed by: Mitra Shahidi
Producer: Samara Al-Jumaily
Narrative, 8:29 min.
When a self-reliant woman is thrust into fertility treatments, she goes to painstaking lengths to become a mother.
Sitting the Month – USA (CA)
Writer: Rebecca Chu
Directed by: Felicity LuHill
Producer: Rebecca Chu, Felicity LuHill
Narrative, 18:20 min.
A new mother struggles with Chinese postpartum traditions. SITTING THE MONTH is a carefully considered story about the emotional and cultural complexities of postpartum motherhood, particularly in the absence of one’s own mother. Through Iris, we pivot between cultural experiences and attitudes; a Western perspective lauds new mothers for “bouncing back” while a Chinese belief system encourages rest and recuperation, and it’s between these two cultural points of view that Iris is torn.
The Best Time
Writer: Shaunic Stanford
Directed by: Shaunic Stanford
Producer: Shaunic Stanford, Edrei Hutson
Narrative, 18:29 min.
Sydney is doing everything she can to meet the demands of being a new mom. She feels the pressure to bounce back, care for the baby, and be the best wife. Exhausted from a lack of uninterrupted sleep, a never-ending stream of dirty laundry, and pumping. Sydney decides to return to the office as a means to feel “normal” again. However, unable to secure childcare, she remains tied to the house. Turning to her husband Derrick for comfort, who is blind to her unhappiness, a depressed and seemingly alone Sydney loses the battle within herself.
The Bond – USA (CA)
Director/Writer: Jahmil Eady
Producer: Jahmil Eady, Selena Leoni, Reina Higashitani
Narrative, 15:50 min.
Pregnant and incarcerated, Aria fights for her most precious connection against a system designed to isolate her.