The Weight of a Dog
Synopsis
New retiree Dawn’s world is upended when she’s tasked with chaperoning her adult daughter’s abortion. The generational differences that have shaped their experiences of womanhood clash, and Dawn grapples with the limitations that have shaped her life.
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