The Audition
Synopsis
When Jane, a film director, auditions her mother for a role in her latest television series she tries to keep their relationship professional. But her mother, disorientated by the cameras, refuses to play along. A professional casting quickly turns into an audition for the more personal roles of mother and daughter.
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