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2026 • Narrative Short • 15:30 • 16:9

SYNOPSIS

WAIT is a film about hope and healing after sexual assault.

Evie, 23, harbors a deep trauma. She agrees to meet her old friend, Matt, 25, who sexually assaulted her in high school, for an apology seven years in the making. Bubbling just beneath is a rawer version of Evie, her 16-year-old self, who says what adult Evie is too afraid to say. 

Matt doesn’t remember what he did, only that “something happened.” Once a rising musician, Matt was derailed by drugs, alcohol, and a guilt he couldn’t name. Evie takes him back to that night – the first time she has ever talked about it since – and as past and present blur, she confronts her rage, and misplaced shame, as her younger self urges her to speak the truth that might set her free.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

Port Townsend Film Festival – September 26, 27 2026, Port Townsend, Washington –  BUY TIX HERE

 

SAG AFTRA Foundation Shorts Showcase – September 2026,  New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA – MORE INFO

 

Imagine This Womens International Film Festival – September 2026,  New York, NY –  BUY TIX HERE

 

PAST SCREENINGS

Cleveland International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying) + Panel – April 2026, Cleveland, Ohio

Napa Valley StreamFest + Panel – April 2026, Napa, California

BraveMaker Film Festival + Panel to Follow – May 2026, Redwood City, California

HollyShorts Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying) – August 2026, Los Angeles California

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