For Good
LOGLINE: A young couple’s efforts to conceive are tested when Jennifer realizes her husband Andrew is obsessed with an alligator he saw in the Venice Canals.
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Lukas Dong
WRITER: Shane Munson
PRODUCERS: Nicole Smolen, William Day Frank, & Lily Blavin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Goldblum, Robin Honan, & Leo Blavin
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Hannah Sirulnik
DP: Sam Davis
STARRING: Charlie DePew & Lily Blavin
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“A couple, Jen and Andrew, are going through fertility treatments, a grueling and emotionally draining experience that involves lots of needles, waiting and disappointment. They live in a lovely home in Venice, California, and they're loving and affectionate.
But the fertility journey puts a strain on their relationship, and a small conflict between the couple turns into something more ambiguous and ominous, especially since the treatments take a toll on Jen's mental, emotional and physical health and Andrew questions whether or not she's being rational. When Jen makes a crucial decision, it propels the couple into an even more fraught space.
Directed by Lukas Dong and written by Shane Munson, this short drama captures the loneliness and isolation at the heart of a woman's experience with fertility. The difficulty opens up faultlines between the couple, ones that threaten to pull a usually happy couple apart, especially as the hormone injections affect Jen's moods and Andrew's reactions alienate her even more…”