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Before You

Narrative Short
Directed by: Lauren Melinda
Duration: 14 minutes
English
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Before You
Looking back on her first pregnancy, a woman navigates the echoes of a life-changing loss.

Before You follows a couple in the wake of a decision they never thought they’d have to make: ending a planned pregnancy. With restrained storytelling and emotional honesty, the film explores the intimate—and often invisible—grief of pregnancy loss. It reframes the narrative around abortion, moving beyond politics to illuminate the personal and complex truths of reproductive experience.

Starring Tony-nominated actress Tala Ashe, Before You speaks to the silent grief that touches countless families, offering space for empathy, reflection, and healing.

In Solidarity with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Genres: Drama
Perspectives: Women
Studio: Simbelle Productions & Driven Equation
Producers: Helena SardinhaRafael ThomasetoLauren MelindaTracy Aftergood
From: United States
Produced In: United States
Writers: Lauren Melinda
Lead Actors: Tala AsheAdam Rodriquez
Key Crew: Ludovica IsidoriVicente ManzanoDanny CistoneGiovanni Piacentini

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