Baby talk

Short film, 2026

In the crushing heat of summer in 1992, Leo and Amy drive the final leg of a road trip home. It’s a Thelma-and-Louise-kind-of trip: Amy and Leo bicker and laugh, share the driving shifts, and sing at the top of their lungs as they whizz down the highway. From a distance it’s platonic; but up close, electricity buzzes between them. Trapped in an era when it’s impossible to be themselves, the spectre of a husband-to-be haunts their get away—because when they return home, they’ll return to the closet. But the last hours on the road together are theirs. And like always, Amy and Leo will take what they can. This time, they might even take more. Based on a true story.

In post production | Winner of the Queer Screen Pitch Off Production Grant | Shortlisted for Shore Scripts Post Production Grant

Writer/director—Lizzie Cater | producer—Alex Cook | DOP—Nisa East | Editor—Lily Davis | Colourist—Alina Bermingham | Sound Designer—Weronika Raźna | Stills—Sarah Wilson | Starring—Priscilla Doueihy & Essie Randles