About the Director & Writer: Liv Ellis is an award-winning director from Hamilton, ON. Her work has screened at the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, she’s been nominated for Best Directing and Best Student Film among many other accolades. She is the co-founder of Yearbook Club, a film and commercial production company also based in Hamilton. Her next short is a co-writing project with Patrick Smietanka, a published author and TIFF Next Wave 2026 screenwriter. Patrick has written several award-winning short films, and his sketch writing with his comedy group, Anthony’s Balls, has earned over 8 million views on social media.

Margaret is a career-driven woman who sacrifices her time at home to push forward in her work. On the night of their anniversary, she arrives late to a dinner her boyfriend, Joe, has prepared, and after one misstep, an argument ensues. From passive-aggressive comments to downright hurtful ones, the two lay out everything that’s wrong with their other half. Joe believes Margaret shouldn’t put her career over him, while Margaret sees no other way to get where she wants to be. When Joe weaponizes his support against her, she hits back striking a nerve. Joe retaliates heavily and gets the last word as she storms out, but what Margaret really wants to say is still unspoken, until she comes back.

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