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Synopsis: Synopsis: STEVIE BODINE, a small town waitress, and her protective older sister BRETT BODINE, hire a city lawyer, ANDREW HSU, who, by fate, stopped in at the diner where Stevie worked while driving through town, to administer the estate of their late father, who left all his property and land to sons that he never had.
Finding themselves almost as trespassers in their own home, and with none of the locals wanting anything to do with them, they turn to Andrew, who, in his soft and gentle demeanor, presents a stark contrast to the harsh and traumatic realities of the sisters' existence and history. But having been literally and figuratively screwed over by abusive men their entire lives, the Bodine sisters are not very trusting of Andrew, believing he has ulterior motives to help them, especially since, as he informs them, he is doing the work pro bono. Brett is particularly antagonistic to Andrew, and is triggered every time she sees her naive younger sister Stevie begin to open up to him.
When Andrew stops acknowledging Brett, we see an explosive confrontation between the three of them that forces Stevie to choose between her sister and her lawyer, both of whom she has now developed conflicting feelings about. In the end, Stevie chooses herself, for once in her life, knowing that only then can she truly learn how to love and survive on her own.
Director
Dan Chen
Writer
Dan Chen
Producer
Dan Chen
Key Cast
"Andrew Hsu"
Emmaline Morris
Key Cast
"Stevie Bodine"
Lindsay Weisberg
Key Cast
"Brett Bodine"
Black Bear
| Black Bear | |
| Narrative Short Films | |
| parental loss, father, estate, sibling, family, grief, women | |
| 24 minutes | |
| United States | |
| 2025 | |
| English |
Synopsis:
Logline: A rural waitress must find a way to keep her childhood home before she loses both her land and her mind.Synopsis: Synopsis: STEVIE BODINE, a small town waitress, and her protective older sister BRETT BODINE, hire a city lawyer, ANDREW HSU, who, by fate, stopped in at the diner where Stevie worked while driving through town, to administer the estate of their late father, who left all his property and land to sons that he never had.
Finding themselves almost as trespassers in their own home, and with none of the locals wanting anything to do with them, they turn to Andrew, who, in his soft and gentle demeanor, presents a stark contrast to the harsh and traumatic realities of the sisters' existence and history. But having been literally and figuratively screwed over by abusive men their entire lives, the Bodine sisters are not very trusting of Andrew, believing he has ulterior motives to help them, especially since, as he informs them, he is doing the work pro bono. Brett is particularly antagonistic to Andrew, and is triggered every time she sees her naive younger sister Stevie begin to open up to him.
When Andrew stops acknowledging Brett, we see an explosive confrontation between the three of them that forces Stevie to choose between her sister and her lawyer, both of whom she has now developed conflicting feelings about. In the end, Stevie chooses herself, for once in her life, knowing that only then can she truly learn how to love and survive on her own.
Credits:
Gabrielle DavenportDirector
Dan Chen
Writer
Dan Chen
Producer
Dan Chen
Key Cast
"Andrew Hsu"
Emmaline Morris
Key Cast
"Stevie Bodine"
Lindsay Weisberg
Key Cast
"Brett Bodine"