12 minutes to break your heart and stitch it back together.
Nan’s life changes abruptly when she’s diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. But a new resident at the nursing home brings her hope.
Acting
Guerrin Gardner carries entire lifetimes in glances.
Direction
Amy Roy trusts silence more than dialogue.
Director
Amy Roy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amy Roy made this as her thesis film at AFI, shot over two days in a real nursing home.
The title refers to Halley's Comet's 76-year cycle—mirroring Nan and George's age gap and the film's meditation on rare, returning light.
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