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Can You Wave Bye-Bye? (2007)

Can You Wave Bye-Bye? poster
Directed by
Sarah Galea-Davis
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
16 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young mother struggles with depression after giving birth. The film shows her day-to-day difficulties bonding with her baby.

somberintimatemelancholicrealisticunderstatedemotionalslow-pacedquiet

What happens

Can You Wave Bye-Bye? is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sarah Galea-Davis and released in 2007. An adaptation of the short story by Elyse Gasco, the film stars Miranda Handford as a young new mother suffering from post-partum depression. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2008, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film. It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards, and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 10th Jutra Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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