Sorry, Baby

Directed by Eva Victor
United States
2025
103 mins

Synopsis

This breakout Sundance hit and screenplay award winner is a witty and fearlessly vulnerable dramedy about an English professor trying to overcome the unspeakable. Direct from Cannes Directors' Fortnight.

The confident and remarkable debut from writer and comedian Eva Victor made waves at Sundance, heralding a new voice of exceptional talent. Told in nonlinear chapters, it follows five years in the life of Agnes (expertly embodied by Victor), who’s introduced to us as a wry and intelligent young English professor. The film traces her transition from grad student to tenure, but also the before and after of a sexual assault. As she navigates the healing process Agnes is supported by her sprightly best friend, Lydie (Naomi Ackie, Mickey 17), along with an endearingly awkward neighbour (Lucas Hedges, Ladybird, Boy Erased) and a sweet stray kitten. “The film’s tone is a real balancing act,” says Victor, “one that hopefully feels true to life – funny, with pain. Painful, with funny parts.” Their sharp-eyed script creatively circumvents representing the unspeakable while applying a darkly comic wit to difficult subject matter, deftly revealing the absurdity of systems that neglect its victims.

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No quick hit of words could ever accurately convey the power and potency of Victor’s debut, a darkly funny and enormously tender film that, yes, is about what happens after the worst occurs, but with plenty of room to weave the light next to the dark.
Kate Erbland, IndieWire

Tickets

Thu 12 June 2025, 8:20pm
State Theatre
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Fri 13 June 2025, 3pm
State Theatre
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Sat 14 June 2025, 6:15pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
WheelchairAssisted Listening
  • Program Strand
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    USA
  • Language
    In English
  • Director
    Eva Victor
  • Producer
    Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins
  • Cast
    Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges
  • Screenwriter
    Eva Victor
  • Cinematographer
    Mia Cioffi Henry
  • Editor
    Alex O’Flinn, Randi Atkins
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: VVS Films
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