
Available to viewers located in Kansas
AUDIENCE FAVORITE NARRATIVE SHORT: SHE RAISED ME
Nine-year-old Percy spends summers in Derby, Kansas, leaving his stable life with his father in Florida to stay with his mother, Alexis, in her mobile home. While his days are filled with childhood adventures, Alexis’s struggles with alcoholism leave him neglected and alone. As his frustration grows, his behavior spirals, culminating in an act of violence that exposes his family’s dysfunction. When a tornado forces Percy and his estranged parents into a cramped bathroom, he faces a reckoning that reshapes his understanding of family. Based on a true story, Derby explores how our past shapes our future relationships.
Available to viewers located in Kansas
AUDIENCE FAVORITE NARRATIVE SHORT: SHE RAISED ME
Nine-year-old Percy spends summers in Derby, Kansas, leaving his stable life with his father in Florida to stay with his mother, Alexis, in her mobile home. While his days are filled with childhood adventures, Alexis’s struggles with alcoholism leave him neglected and alone. As his frustration grows, his behavior spirals, culminating in an act of violence that exposes his family’s dysfunction. When a tornado forces Percy and his estranged parents into a cramped bathroom, he faces a reckoning that reshapes his understanding of family. Based on a true story, Derby explores how our past shapes our future relationships.