Jarvik

Summer is coming to an end and Léa needs space to grow and breathe to find her own identity. Yet her brother’s heart condition constantly reminds her that life hangs by a delicate thread. Marking one year without their father, the family is challenged to find the space to move on. Director Emilie Mannering returns to R2R after co-directing last year’s award winning Mahalia Melts in the Rain.

Themes: grief, family, sibling rivalry, love, forgiveness

Advisory: Mature scenes: a couple instances of kids swearing, a young person with a delicate health condition, parental death, a young person is punched in the face by their sibling

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