Under the Hawthorn Tree - Directed by Tori Layne

Project Type: Short Film

Project Title: Under the Hawthorn Tree

Brief Synopsis: With no family left, the widow Leila travels to her late husband’s family farm in the mountains, where her sister-inlaw, Sybil, has been left to run the farm. While Leila dissociates, losing herself in her grief, Sybil gets to work, ignoring hers. But as the secret of Leila’s pregnancy reveals itself, both women must navigate a very different expectation of their future.