2021 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

'Can I Just Live?' (Drama Shorts Block #2) Encore Screening

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They tried to take you out, but you aren't going anywhere.




Maya, a Queer, Korean-American stage manager in New York City, struggles to run the rehearsal for a play about a gay couple falling in love as she pores over the details of her real-life break up from the night before. In a series of flashbacks, we watch Maya and her white partner, Phoebe, reenact their first date, in an attempt to rekindle their romance, which ultimately unravels into an argument about race, class, and privilege within their relationship. In the end, Maya must choose between letting go of her grievances or the woman she once loved.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Maren Lavelle
  • Screenwriter
    Maren Lavelle, Matt Steiner
  • Producer
    One-Eyed Rabbit
  • Cast
    Aury Krebs, Erin McCarthy