You is a love story. It spans 21 years, bouncing around in time, creating a kind of family quilt that wraps around a father as he struggles to overcome the grief of losing his beloved wife and raise their daughter alone. A coming-of-age journey for both the father and his daughter, You is filled with the magic of life and love and family.
Acting
Melora Hardin directs herself through raw, unshowy grief.
Writing
Non-linear structure that mirrors how memory actually works.
Direction
First-time director with intimate, lived-in visual confidence.
Director
Melora Hardin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Melora Hardin is best known as Jan from The Office; this is her directorial debut shot on a shoestring budget with her actual husband playing opposite her.
Made during the 2008 indie film collapse, it barely screened theatrically and became a festival circuit ghost — now a hidden gem of micro-budget grief cinema.
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