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Developing (1995)

Developing poster
Directed by
Marya Cohn
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
28 min
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl navigates her changing relationship with her single mother who has breast cancer. The story focuses on their bond as they face the illness together.

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What happens

Developing is a 1994 short film (28 minutes) directed by Marya Cohn, about the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer. The film, shot in 1993, stars Natalie Portman in her first film role and Frances Conroy. The short was Cohn's thesis film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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