Marlo believes God has told her to win the Miss Teen Indiana Pageant, but needs to break her leg to get the pity vote. Her older sister Rose is skeptical, but she's been drinking a lot lately and the word of God is a mystery to her.

Director’s Statement

We live in a world right now where the everyday is suffused with an ineffable and ethereal confusion, and understanding ourselves and our beliefs seems beyond control. In the film, Marlo and Rose are both lost and looking to be found. Through them, it felt like the best way into exploring faith, desperation, and the strange lengths we go to find meaning.

Technical Specs

7 min // Digital // Columbia University // 2024