Uploaded May 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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When a worried-sick mom takes her son to the hospital, she quickly realizes a different kind of emergency has been brewing. Fears meet a fast-acting dose of TLC in this family drama.
D: Martin Thibaudeau | Canada | 2011 | 5 minutes | Fiction | CANADIAN PREMIERE

WINNER: The Bravo!FACT Award for Best Canadian Short and a cash prize of $5,000. The jury remarked: "This deftly-scripted emotional family drama doesn't waste a single frame and caused the jury's hearts to beat faster, and eyes to water."

Screened as part of OFFICIAL SELECTION: SILVER LININGS at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, May 31- June 5 2011. Visit shorterisbetter.com for program and ticket information.

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