“Empty Nesters” by Devon Solwold
Official Beyond the Short Premiere
A young expecting couple comes to terms with their relationship and their loss.
It’s autumn 2020, and Leah is “about to pop.”
Twenty-five and married, eight months pregnant, following a promising (yet culturally prescribed) path to domestic life in the midwest, Leah battles with visceral symptoms of doubt. As she and her husband, Aja (a devotee to midwestern sensibilities), endure a romantic getaway, Leah’s past miscarriage gnaws at her, along with a daunting question: have I already outgrown my marriage?
In an effort to rekindle the young love that began at the family lake cabin, Leah fears that they are strangers to each other, which ultimately spirals into a final reckoning of hard truths, unleashed. Also... Spaghetti-Os and a dead bird.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“This film is for the overthinkers. And my mom.”
-Devon Solwold
CREDITS
Written, Directed & Edited by Devon Solwold
Starring Jenna Krasowski and Kevin-Holloway Harris
Producer // Liz Kraushaar
Executive Producer // Darren Dean
Executive Producers // Gina Sandgren and Ross Solwold
Director of Photography and Colorist // Kai Dickson
Sound Supervisor // Ryan A. Sullivan
Soundtrack by A People Person
Kristin Rudrüd and Scott Horvik as “The Robinsons”
First Assistant Director // Addison Reyes-Toney
Gaffer // Davi Pena
Camera Assist // Kristen Geary
Sound Recordist // Owen Brafford
Set Dresser // Louise Kelly
Key Special Effects // Sydney Amanuel & Kim Jore
Catering // Alyssa Miller
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