by Matthew Tobey
synopsis
For her debut feature film, filmmaker Jody Podolsky wrote, directed, and produced this comedy drama about a young woman who leaves her big-city life to head home for the holidays. Not looking forward to her mother, Glenda (Lesley Ann Warren), pressuring her to start a family, Amy (Alanna Ubach) dreads her return to the suburbs. Once the two women come together, facades are stripped away and long unaddressed issues finally bubble to the surface.
characteristics
- Old-flame
- Small-town
- Mother
- Midwestern
- Loss-of-innocence
- Lovers Reunited
