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THE WEIGHT OF A DOG

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Short | 16 MIN | US

New retiree Dawn’s world is up-ended when she’s tasked with chaperoning her adult daughter’s abortion. The generational differences that have shaped their experiences of womanhood clash, and Dawn grapples with the limitations that have shaped her life.

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Director

Lucy Sandler

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