Series Classification: M (Mature Audiences)
Content warning:
This film deals with themes of abortion.
Genre: Drama
An out of wedlock pregnancy forces eighteen year old Mary to take things into her own hands at great personal risk, altering the course of more than one life.
Credits
Director / Writer: Gabriella Gilbert
Producers: Ashleigh Roworth & Emma Mortimer
Script Consultant: Fiona Samuel
Production Mentor: Michelle Savill
Mary (Maya Le Roux) looks at her reflection in the mirror in her bedroom. Photo: Celeste Fontein, Someday Stories
Mary (Maya Le Roux) stands outside the church on her wedding day. Photo: Celeste Fontein, Someday Stories
Philippa (Claire Walrdon) and Mary (Maya Le Roux) talk in the car outside the family home. Photo: Celeste Fontein, Someday Stories
Mary (Maya Le Roux) is wrapped in a sheet at the clothesline. Photo: Celeste Fontein, Someday Stories
Mary (Maya Le Roux) stands at the clothesline in the rain. Photo: Celeste Fontein, Someday Stories
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