Directed, Written & Produced by Erin McGuff-Pennington
Short Narrative | 20 min | English | USA
Saturday, September 27th, 2025 | 6:00PM Screening
Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
An unplanned pregnancy leaves an overwhelmed mother of four determined to end it — and her infertile best friend determined to stop her.
Director’s Bio
Erin McGuff-Pennington
Director/Writer/Producer
Erin McGuff-Pennington writes screenplays, fiction, and creative nonfiction. She co-wrote the five-time award-winning film “American Quartet,” produced by Filmelodic. Her novel-in-progress was a finalist in the Writers’ League of Texas 2020 Manuscript Contest, and her creative nonfiction is published online in MER VOX. Originally from Texas, Erin now writes from New York’s Hudson Valley, where she lives with her husband and two young children. She is one half (the shorter half) of the film production company Ruffled Owl Productions. Find her online: ErinMcGuffPennington.com, RuffledOwlProductions.com, @emcguffp.
“If you obey all the rules,
you miss all the fun.”
Katherine Hepburn
Actor
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