I just found this terrific short film on Shorts HD early this morning. It's sweet and funny, and manages to be both those things without becoming cloying or trite. Helen Stenborg as a South Dakotan farm widow and Patricia Dunnock as her New York-based daughter are standouts. Also present is the talented Suzanne Cryer as the daughter's neighbor and friend. The well-cast members of the local motorcycle gang are a hoot. What could have been a simple fish-out-of- water story becomes, in the filmmakers' skilled hands, a tale about a lonely widow rejoining the world, and offers at least the prospect of her salvaging her relationship with her emotionally and geographically distant daughter. The film is well worth your time. And here's a shout-out to Shorts HD for making these great little films available to a wider audience.
