Annika Bryan

A Regency Short Film. After her overbearing mother arranges a loveless marriage, a young aristocrat must consider the price of familial duty when it threatens a forbidden romance with her best friend.

In the solitude of a sterile hotel room, a consultant grapples with conflicting emotions as her burning desire for change collides with the sobering reality of career progression. In a lifeless budget hotel, a consultant faces a make-or-break presentation for a fully funded MBA. The catch: committing to an extra five years in a job and lifestyle she loathes. Navigating her values, desires, and the barren hotel landscape, she faces a five-year sentence unless she can redefine her future.