BOX OFFICE
BACK TO SCHEDULE

TRYING

TRYING

A film by Emily Alpren

  • 2023
  • 7 mins
  • Comedy
  • United States
  • 2023
  • 7 mins
  • Comedy
  • United States
  • Friday
  • Block 5
  • 5:30 PM
WATCH TRAILER
BOOK TICKETS

DIRECTED BY

Emily Alpren

WRITTEN BY

Abby Wathen, Emily Alpren

PRODUCED BY

Sara Mohazzebi

CAST

Abby Wathen, Michael Draper

SYNOPSIS

Trying is a modern comedic drama capturing a woman’s determination to conceive a child and the unspoken loneliness of trying to get pregnant.

ALSO IN THIS BLOCK

GOOD BOY

  • 10 mins
  • Comedy

LA PETITE MORT

  • 10 mins
  • Comedy

YO SOY SALLY, LA LOCA!

  • 18 mins
  • Comedy, Short

DRIVE TO KILL

  • 8 mins
  • Action, Crime

IT’S A DOG

  • 8 mins
  • Comedy

SAME BUT DIFFERENT

  • 10 mins
  • Comedy

DON’T NEG MEG

  • 13 mins
  • Comedy

FANATIC

  • 17 mins
  • Comedy

THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED

  • 7 mins
  • Comedy, Short

RECOMMENDED MOVIES

EXIT

  • 5 mins
  • Drama, Thriller

ADELINA

  • 10 mins
  • Drama

PROMISES

  • 14 mins
  • Drama

SAFELY FEEL THE REAL WORLD

  • 3 mins
  • Animation

YO SOY SALLY, LA LOCA!

  • 18 mins
  • Comedy, Short

OH BOYS

  • 3 mins
  • Comedy

ANNEXED

  • 9 mins
  • Comedy

ABOVE GROUND

  • 10 mins
  • Animation

ABOUT FESTIVAL

SERVICES

BHFF 2026

QUICK LINKS

TRYING

  • Comedy
  • 7 mins
  • United States

DIRECTED BY: Emily Alpren

WRITTEN BY: Abby Wathen, Emily Alpren

PRODUCED BY: Sara Mohazzebi

CAST: Abby Wathen, Michael Draper

SYNOPSIS:
Trying is a modern comedic drama capturing a woman’s determination to conceive a child and the unspoken loneliness of trying to get pregnant.