A new mother attempts to move on and reconnect after a tragic event, but the past won't let go so easily.
Written and Directed by Alexandra Christensson | Produced by Zein Khleif, Dorian Thomas and Alexandra Christensson | Executive Producer Jamie Roy
LA Shorts Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Utah International Film Festival 2025 - Nominee
Cannes Indie Shorts Fest - Official Selection of the Closing Ceremony
Director’s Statement:
So Much for Solidarity follows an evening in one woman’s life as she navigates the challenges and grief that can arise in our late twenties and early thirties, when our lives begin to splinter from our friends. As we marry, break up, have children, remain single, or experience loss, we often lose the communities of our younger years at the very moment life becomes more complex and, at times, more isolating. As our paths diverge, we can find ourselves understanding each other’s choices less and less.
This feels especially relevant in motherhood: an exciting new chapter of life, but also the loss of a previous one. For some women, there can be an unspoken mourning for a life where her needs came first, where she was an individual before becoming somebody’s mother.
At its core, the film explores the fragile dynamics of human connection: our deep desire to be seen, and our frequent failure to fully see one another. Through this intimate slice of one woman’s life, I hope to hold space for the contradictions and emotions that are often left unsaid.