Writer/Director - Stephanie Fischette

This sensitive, timely drama centers on Katie (Elizabeth Moss - "The West Wing"), a young widow who's retreat into isolation is interrupted one afternoon by a visit from Philip (Charles Borland - "Twelve Angry Men"), a soldier bearing unsent letters from her husband Carl who died in Iraq. A frigile bond forms between the emotionally wounded pair as they try to understand and replace the love that has been lost as a result of Carl's death. Set amid quiet rural surroundings, Katie's home takes on a life of its own through the film's unhurried pacing and imparts a feeling of the spectral presence of Carl, who is never out of the minds of Katie and Philip. Significant objects, twilling birds, pregnant silences and furtive glances, all add to the layered texture and humility of the story.

Screening: Cannes Short FIlm Corner

contact: Stephanie Fischette




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