The (bitter)sweet stories of re-establishing connections with those in your life… and even those who have passed from this life. Sometimes (re)connection comes where you least expect it – on the other side of a barbed wire fence, from your boyfriend's dead ex, or by finding a new way to relate in the wake of a mother’s passing. This block of five shorts is all about navigating the complexities and joys of life and relationships.
Bobby, 8, is abandoned by his mother and left unannounced at his 75-year-old granddad Ted's house again. Ted loves and cares for Bobby, but he also knows a more permanent solution is needed and wonders if he can handle the responsibility. Bobby seeks stability and is looking to his granddad for answers, whereas Ted is looking to social services while trying to change his way of life to suit Bobby's arrival.
The (bitter)sweet stories of re-establishing connections with those in your life… and even those who have passed from this life. Sometimes (re)connection comes where you least expect it – on the other side of a barbed wire fence, from your boyfriend's dead ex, or by finding a new way to relate in the wake of a mother’s passing. This block of five shorts is all about navigating the complexities and joys of life and relationships.
Bobby, 8, is abandoned by his mother and left unannounced at his 75-year-old granddad Ted's house again. Ted loves and cares for Bobby, but he also knows a more permanent solution is needed and wonders if he can handle the responsibility. Bobby seeks stability and is looking to his granddad for answers, whereas Ted is looking to social services while trying to change his way of life to suit Bobby's arrival.
