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A short film that follows the life of Leni, a resilient queer woman living abroad in 1990. As Leni attempts to establish her new life in Toronto, she is stirred by a transformative relationship that challenges her innermost insecurities and emotions. Leni discovers that through moving her physical body she is able to unleash and uncover the emotional trauma she left behind in Ireland. Ultimately revealing that in order to let go of the past she must find acceptance and forgiveness within herself.
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A short film that follows the life of Leni, a resilient queer woman living abroad in 1990. As Leni attempts to establish her new life in Toronto, she is stirred by a transformative relationship that challenges her innermost insecurities and emotions. Leni discovers that through moving her physical body she is able to unleash and uncover the emotional trauma she left behind in Ireland. Ultimately revealing that in order to let go of the past she must find acceptance and forgiveness within herself.
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