LAUREN (24) wakes up with her ex GREG (27) next to her, and a sense of not-again regret.

​

But this time feels different. As she and ELLEN (25) plough on with the minutiae of life (hangovers and low-paid bar jobs), LAUREN worries that she hasn’t been as careful as she might, and that maybe these trysts have forced a different future.  

The prospect of a child, of pregnancy, of Greg in her life now and forever. The certainty, the surely not, and the friend who makes her feel better – that’s Late.

​

Directors Statement

Female independence, strength, vulnerability and friendship: these are what late represent. 

​

Lauren is not a planner. She lets life dictate her path , and tries to have fun along the way. Her character is fun, slightly forgetful and the audience be witness to the embarrassment, uncertainty, panic and relief. 

​

I'd like Late to connect with women who associate with the later emotions in particular because i feel that is all women had: no financial worries, a stable job, a good environment in which to raise a child, love and support from friends and family, that the realisation that they are not going to give birth becomes sadder and more complex. Furthermore it shows how much of a woman''s decision to raise a child is driven by the context, pressures and attitudes of the world in which we live. 

​

I decided to set the film in the 1990s because it creates a backdrop of independence from technology. I chose to shoot late on 16mm because i wanted the film to feel like we are stepping into this recent past. But also because Ed Lachman describes, 'it gives a certain emotionality to the image that feels more human.