Stopping at the home of high school best friend Jess to regroup before moving onward to Los Angeles or heading back to Lily, so desperate for love and companionship and stuck in the past, Jay gets mired in memories of her unrequited secret love for Jess, a torch she held long before ever coming out as a lesbian.Ĭrawling deeper and deeper inside herself, wallowing in past dreams of Jess and fear of confessing same now, as well as her past with Lily and love in general, Jay is stuck that is until she meets Tommy, a gregarious, outgoing gay man who long ago gave up on love. Ever hopeful that Lily will “find herself”, Jay’s denial that the marriage may actually be over is so strong that it is almost crippling. And that’s exactly what writer/director Michelle Ehlen does with MAYBE SOMEDAY, an engaging and hopeful film.ĭrawing on her own divorce and cross-country move west as a foundation for MAYBE SOMEDAY, Ehlen stars as Jay, a non-binary photographer in her 40s, battling denial and depression during a forced “time out” from her wife Lily. It brings authenticity and resonance that is grounded in real emotion and truth. It has long been said that when writing a story, a book, a novel, a film, write about what you know.
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