2026 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi
A young mother’s fleeting wish to abandon her family comes true in an instant that ends up being the rest of her life.
Screening date & tickets — to be announced
- Director(s): AJ Lambert
- Writer(s): AJ Lambert
- Producer(s): Rebekah Sherman-Myntti, Briana Bursten
- Key Cast: Serena Mello, Michael Neeson, Hilary Dennis
- Editor(s): Katherine Horak
- Cinematographer(s): Matt P Jones
- Production Designer(s): Grace Lees
- Sound Designer(s): Andrew Smetek
Language: English
Runtime: 16m
Country: United States
Synopsis: Cerulea is a science fiction micro-epic about the traumas that get passed down to us, the guilt around having complicated feelings about motherhood, and the bonds of love that we as mothers are nonetheless so desperate to forge with our children – even when we feel at our most incapable and unworthy.