Take Me Home

USA202216 minEnglishDisability, Drama, Family-friendly

Anna, a cognitively disabled woman, and her estranged sister, Emily, must learn to communicate after their mother’s death in order to move forward.

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Directors Bio

Liz Sargent

Liz Sargent is a Korean American adoptee writer and director, whose award-winning work explores themes of adoption, disability, and family.

This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: EMERGENCE shorts programme.

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