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The Secret
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)
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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

DramaHealth & MindfulnessShort & Women

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