
2025
The Secret
Alone and ashamed, a young woman grapples with the weight of her choice as she endures an abortion at home.
Director
Lilla Berry
Runtime
12 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Alone and ashamed, a young woman grapples with the weight of her choice as she endures an abortion at home.
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Lie Down, Breathe Out (Gemma Salomon)
Liability (David Daradan)
Tunnel Vision (Alex Salkicevic & Bryce Kraehenbuehl)
Into the Earth (Lucy Campbell)
7 Minutes to Rice (Manuel Ashman)
Alpha Test (Stephen Packer)
The Knight (Lotte Sweeney)
Screening with First Nations shorts:
Catchin' Mumoo (Dylan Tabiltja Coleman)
The Mysterious Maiden of Montefiores (Travis Akbar)
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Lie Down, Breathe Out (Gemma Salomon)
Liability (David Daradan)
Tunnel Vision (Alex Salkicevic & Bryce Kraehenbuehl)
Into the Earth (Lucy Campbell)
7 Minutes to Rice (Manuel Ashman)
Alpha Test (Stephen Packer)
The Knight (Lotte Sweeney)
Screening with First Nations shorts:
Catchin' Mumoo (Dylan Tabiltja Coleman)
The Mysterious Maiden of Montefiores (Travis Akbar)
Film Credits
Director
Lilla Berry
Year
2025
Country
Australia
Language
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Shorts
Producer
Piri Eddy
Writer
Lilla Berry
Cinematographer
Johanis Lyons-Reid
Editor
Emma McGavisk
Cast
Tatiana Goode & Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Music
Amy Flannery
Film Source
Dinosaur Disco Films
Genre
Drama, Health & Mindfulness, Short & Women
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