A young mother continually loses her son to time and to space. It sounds like sci-fi but it’s actually a bittersweet testament to childhood flying by. Each moment, each stage is gone so quickly, and we see it all through this woman’s parental panic as she literally grasps for her son. It’s parenthood in an emotional 12 minute chunk: a reminder to stay in the moment, to cherish time, to be present.
Written and directed by Graham Parkes, Where You Are stars the astonishing Sarah Burns, who you may know from EVERYWHERE. She got her start playing Barney (yes, THE Barney), believe it or not, but has since appeared in nearly everything – including Grandma and Slow Learners more recently. Parkes uses long, uninterrupted takes to help draw us in to Burns’s increasing urgency and bafflement. Feel free to watch the film if you’ve got 12 minutes to spare (and your kids are in bed) and let us know – can you relate?
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OH my gosh this would give me a panic attack I think. Or make me cry. Or both.
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Wow. This definitely sounds like something that would resonate with me.
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Is it sci fi or is it just about motherhood? Since I have no kids, it probably won’t resonate for me. I might check it out later, though.
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It’s not sci-fi. It’s really just about life going by in the blink of an eye.
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Bookmarked that for later. Sounds intriguing!
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bugger.:( made me cry.
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Surprising how much punch they’re packing into just a few minutes!
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0 to 18 …….. was just not fast enough! But hey, you live and learn!
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OML!!! I was totally entranced by that! It could have gone on and on and I would have sat here and watched. It was awesome!
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I felt the same. You feel like you’re just catching up to a new situation and already it’s gone and you just want to hold on to something!!!
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