Compassionate Release (Short, 2016)
In a tragic accident, Laura loses her daughter Hannah when a police officer mistakes Hannah for a burglar. But instead of fleeing the scene, the police officer, Carl, comforts Hannah in her final moments and surrenders to the authorities.
Laura, as Hannah’s mother, must now decide whether or not to press charges. But a long-ago crime, plaguing her conscience for years, comes back to haunt her. She, like Carl, once killed an innocent person in a hit and run accident, but unlike Carl, Laura evaded the law and never took responsibility for her misdeeds in order to take care of her then very young daughter.
Two accidents. Two fatal consequences. Two very different responses. Who is more worthy of forgiveness? Perhaps the question is not whether or not Laura can forgive Carl’s unforgivable crime, but if she can forgive her own.
Laura, as Hannah’s mother, must now decide whether or not to press charges. But a long-ago crime, plaguing her conscience for years, comes back to haunt her. She, like Carl, once killed an innocent person in a hit and run accident, but unlike Carl, Laura evaded the law and never took responsibility for her misdeeds in order to take care of her then very young daughter.
Two accidents. Two fatal consequences. Two very different responses. Who is more worthy of forgiveness? Perhaps the question is not whether or not Laura can forgive Carl’s unforgivable crime, but if she can forgive her own.
Screenings
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Compassionate Release premiered at the 10th Annual Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Florida, on April 3rd, 2016.
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Compassionate Release was screened at the Sanford International Film Festival in Sanford, Maine, May 25 - May 29, 2016.
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Compassionate Release was screened at the Machetanz Film Festival in Palmer, Alaska, May 31 – June 5, 2016.
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Compassionate Release was screened at the Hyart Film Festival in Lovell, Wyoming, June 16 - June 18, 2016.
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Compassionate Release was screened at the Benicia Film Festival in Benicia, California, September 2 - September 4, 2016.
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