Sorry, Baby

Two women against the whole world—especially careerists, snobs, and patriarchal loyalists. Agnes (played by director Eva Victor) and Lydia (Naomi Ackie) share the kind of chemistry rarely seen on screen. These college friends reunite for a weekend together. It’s been a while - they’ve taken different paths, are in different relationships - but they remain each other’s closest person. Their bond is built on inside jokes, quiet intimacy, and a shared love of literature. Gradually, a deeper story unfolds - something that once happened, which transformed into campus lore and is shown here with rare sensitivity. Can someone reopen after trauma? Can trust between two people ever feel possible again? In her sharp, light-handed script, Eva Victor surrounds her lead with a series of encounters: a neighbour (Lucas Hedges), a passerby (John Carroll Lynch), a bitter old friend (Kelly McCormack), and university staff. Each of them reaches out in their own way, but is she ready to reach back? Both funny and moving, this bittersweet dramedy screened at Cannes and awarded at Sundance for Best Screenplay is backed by A24 and Adele Romanski’s Pastel.