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Two friends renegotiate their relationship.
THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LAST PERIOD is used with permission from Julie Nicole Cohen. Learn more at https://juliencohen.com.
Nona and Kenny are two friends who live long distance from one another. They hooked up on a previous visit, and now Kenny is in town again, playing music with his band. He stops by Nona's place when she doesn't show up to his performance and discovers Nona is pregnant from their earlier encounter.
Kenny is shocked, and the pair talk it over. Nona wants to keep the baby since she's getting older and this may be her only chance to have a child. But as they adjust to their new reality and slowly feel hopeful about their future as friends and a modern family, an unexpected event pulls them in an entirely different direction altogether.
Directed and written by Julie Nicole Cohen, this short drama is a snapshot of how an unexpected pregnancy changes the lives and relationships of two "friends with benefits." It's an age-old situation, made modern by its characters and sensibilities. Nona is smart and independent, while Kenny is free-spirited and creative. They're friends who enjoy a warm, frank and honest relationship but know they're not in love with each other. When Nona becomes pregnant, they must find a new equilibrium together.
As a character-centered piece, the writing is richly specific, conveying the relationship and histories of Nona and Kenny in a brief, compact narrative. They have a rapport that feels long-running and affectionately accepting of one another's foibles. We can see how well they get along and are attracted to one another -- but also how that long-running affection has perhaps stripped away any illusions of one another as romantic partners.
That long-enduring friendship has also given them a shared intimacy reflected in the visuals, which have a lived-in warmth and a sense of closeness in how Nona and Kenny are shot together. Actors Sarah Burns and Kevin Avery's performances are equally at-home and lived-in with one another, conveying their mutual respect and affection. They're both mature adults and when faced with a life-changing event, they come to terms with it in a very grown-up way, one that honors their truth but also recognizes their responsibilities for the future. They both come to see a future as a family, but just as they're celebrating that possibility, they face another shift together.
THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LAST PERIOD refers to how medical providers measure the timeline of a pregnancy. Both Kenny and Nona have sharp senses of humor and make light of the absurdity -- for how can she be pregnant when she wasn't pregnant? -- but it also captures the differing rates of acceptance for each character. When they do get on the same page, it's beautiful to witness, especially as they imagine their future together as a family with joy and optimism. So when tragedy strikes, we feel their loss and bereftness -- and how, perhaps, they may not be able to go back to the status quo. It's part of the film's resonance and appeal that we wonder where the future will take Nona and Kenny, separately and together, and how their brief time as a family affects them going forward.
Two friends renegotiate their relationship.
THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LAST PERIOD is used with permission from Julie Nicole Cohen. Learn more at https://juliencohen.com.
Nona and Kenny are two friends who live long distance from one another. They hooked up on a previous visit, and now Kenny is in town again, playing music with his band. He stops by Nona's place when she doesn't show up to his performance and discovers Nona is pregnant from their earlier encounter.
Kenny is shocked, and the pair talk it over. Nona wants to keep the baby since she's getting older and this may be her only chance to have a child. But as they adjust to their new reality and slowly feel hopeful about their future as friends and a modern family, an unexpected event pulls them in an entirely different direction altogether.
Directed and written by Julie Nicole Cohen, this short drama is a snapshot of how an unexpected pregnancy changes the lives and relationships of two "friends with benefits." It's an age-old situation, made modern by its characters and sensibilities. Nona is smart and independent, while Kenny is free-spirited and creative. They're friends who enjoy a warm, frank and honest relationship but know they're not in love with each other. When Nona becomes pregnant, they must find a new equilibrium together.
As a character-centered piece, the writing is richly specific, conveying the relationship and histories of Nona and Kenny in a brief, compact narrative. They have a rapport that feels long-running and affectionately accepting of one another's foibles. We can see how well they get along and are attracted to one another -- but also how that long-running affection has perhaps stripped away any illusions of one another as romantic partners.
That long-enduring friendship has also given them a shared intimacy reflected in the visuals, which have a lived-in warmth and a sense of closeness in how Nona and Kenny are shot together. Actors Sarah Burns and Kevin Avery's performances are equally at-home and lived-in with one another, conveying their mutual respect and affection. They're both mature adults and when faced with a life-changing event, they come to terms with it in a very grown-up way, one that honors their truth but also recognizes their responsibilities for the future. They both come to see a future as a family, but just as they're celebrating that possibility, they face another shift together.
THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LAST PERIOD refers to how medical providers measure the timeline of a pregnancy. Both Kenny and Nona have sharp senses of humor and make light of the absurdity -- for how can she be pregnant when she wasn't pregnant? -- but it also captures the differing rates of acceptance for each character. When they do get on the same page, it's beautiful to witness, especially as they imagine their future together as a family with joy and optimism. So when tragedy strikes, we feel their loss and bereftness -- and how, perhaps, they may not be able to go back to the status quo. It's part of the film's resonance and appeal that we wonder where the future will take Nona and Kenny, separately and together, and how their brief time as a family affects them going forward.
