THE STORY

Lia is cash-strapped, single, and wants to have a baby. Her ideal sperm donor is deep-voiced, tall, and strong… the only problem is his sperm costs way more than Lia can afford. Feeling desperate and hopelessly alone, Lia rekindles an old flame: Drew. Over the course of their romantic evening together, Drew and Lia grow intimate. But when Drew crosses a line, Lia is forced to confront how far she’ll go to get what she really wants.

‘Come’ tackles themes of power dynamics, desire, and the universal need for bodily autonomy with a tone that is fierce, feminine, and fresh.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

While 'Come' is definitely not a true story, it’s a personal one for me. A few years ago—in my 30s and newly single—I found myself spiraling about my age and the fertility cliff I was told I was rapidly approaching after a doctor's appointment gone wrong. I left the office on the verge of a panic attack. Suddenly an intense desire for motherhood I hadn’t known before emerged inside of me, and desperate for some semblance of control over my reproductive future, I bit the bullet and froze my eggs. The experience was physically, emotionally, and financially grueling—but also empowering. It left me fascinated by this paradox of fertility treatments, which I see reflected again and again in my friends and family.

For example, I have a trans cousin who conceived with their wife thanks to IVF and a sperm donor, and a single cousin in her 40s who was unsuccessful after several (highly expensive) assisted reproduction attempts with different sperm donors. It’s incredible that science has made different kinds of families possible, but at the same time, the process is cost-prohibitive, unreliable, and capitalizes on the anxiety surrounding women’s biological clocks.

With ‘Come’ I wanted to tap into this complexity, and depict my intense desire for parenthood and the freedom of choice in a way that subverts expectation and brings sensuality to a topic that can often feel sterile. How far will a woman go for motherhood on her own terms when the odds feel stacked against her?