After Her Pill
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama
Recovering from an abortion, Rosie struggles to keep up with work, her relationship, and a body that will not let her move on. As pressure builds, she must face the feelings she cannot name and risk vulnerability to find connection, healing, and a way forward.
After Her Pill
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama
0 Campaigns | California, United States
Recovering from an abortion, Rosie struggles to keep up with work, her relationship, and a body that will not let her move on. As pressure builds, she must face the feelings she cannot name and risk vulnerability to find connection, healing, and a way forward.
About The Project
- The Story
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Mission Statement
The Story
Hi, I’m Caroline, the writer and director of After Her Pill, and I’m honored to share this story with you.
Abortion is a heavy subject, and understandably so. But what happens emotionally after the decision is made is often harder to name. I became interested in that space between certainty and grief, between knowing why you made a choice and still being surprised by the emotions that follow it.
After Her Pill lives in that aftermath.
The film follows a woman named Rosie, trying to understand what she feels while her body is still recovering and the world around her seems to expect clarity. She can believe the decision was right and still grieve. She can feel relief, doubt, love, loss, shame, tenderness, and uncertainty without any one of those feelings canceling out the others.
That contradiction is what drew me to this story.
I’m interested in the emotional experiences women are often expected to carry quietly, especially the ones that resist simple explanations. With this film, I want to make room for those feelings without deciding what they are supposed to mean. This is not a political statement or an argument about what someone should choose. It is a plea for empathy toward a person living through something deeply private, physical, and emotionally complicated.
As a writer and director, I’m drawn to the parts of women’s lives that are difficult to articulate, the thoughts that stay unspoken, and the emotional consequences that do not always arrive in a clean or predictable way.
We have an incredible group of collaborators who believe in this story and in treating it with care. Our hope is to create a film that allows Rosie’s experience to remain complicated, intimate, and fully human.
Thank you for considering After Her Pill and for giving us the opportunity to share it with you. We hope to see you on the other side of the screen.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location Rental
Costs $3,000
Location rentals give our story a world to live in. Help us secure the spaces that make the story feel authentic, immersive, and memorable.
Camera Equipment
Costs $2,000
Camera rentals bring our story to life with the quality it deserves. Help us give this story the chance to move and stay with audiences.
Cast & Crew
Costs $5,000
Our cast and crew shape every performance, image, and detail on screen. Your support helps us give their work the time and care it deserves.
Post-Production
Costs $3,000
Post-production brings the film together through editing, sound, music, and color. Your support helps us complete the story on screen.
Lighting Equipment
Costs $1,800
Lighting equipment sets the mood and brings each scene to life. Your support helps us afford the gear needed to make every frame shine.
Props & Design
Costs $300
Your support helps fund the props and design elements that turn our sets into believable spaces and give every scene its own identity.
Hair & Makeup
Costs $200
Hair and makeup help keep our cast camera-ready, consistent, and grounded in the film's natural look. Your support helps us do it right.
Meals and Crafties
Costs $3,000
Meals and crafties keep our cast and crew fed, focused, and cared for through long shoot days. Your support helps us take care of our team.
Festival Fees
Costs $1,200
Festival fees help us submit the finished film to festivals, reach new audiences, and give the project a life beyond production.
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About This Team
Our cast and crew come from different backgrounds and stages of their creative careers, but this film has brought together a team united by the same thing: a belief in the story and a commitment to telling it with care. Every department is being led and supported by people whose talent, hard work, and perspective are essential to bringing the film to life.
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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Hi, I’m Caroline, the writer and director of After Her Pill, and I’m honored to share this story with you.
Abortion is a heavy subject, and understandably so. But what happens emotionally after the decision is made is often harder to name. I became interested in that space between certainty and grief, between knowing why you made a choice and still being surprised by the emotions that follow it.
After Her Pill lives in that aftermath.
The film follows a woman named Rosie, trying to understand what she feels while her body is still recovering and the world around her seems to expect clarity. She can believe the decision was right and still grieve. She can feel relief, doubt, love, loss, shame, tenderness, and uncertainty without any one of those feelings canceling out the others.
That contradiction is what drew me to this story.
I’m interested in the emotional experiences women are often expected to carry quietly, especially the ones that resist simple explanations. With this film, I want to make room for those feelings without deciding what they are supposed to mean. This is not a political statement or an argument about what someone should choose. It is a plea for empathy toward a person living through something deeply private, physical, and emotionally complicated.
As a writer and director, I’m drawn to the parts of women’s lives that are difficult to articulate, the thoughts that stay unspoken, and the emotional consequences that do not always arrive in a clean or predictable way.
We have an incredible group of collaborators who believe in this story and in treating it with care. Our hope is to create a film that allows Rosie’s experience to remain complicated, intimate, and fully human.
Thank you for considering After Her Pill and for giving us the opportunity to share it with you. We hope to see you on the other side of the screen.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location Rental
Costs $3,000
Location rentals give our story a world to live in. Help us secure the spaces that make the story feel authentic, immersive, and memorable.
Camera Equipment
Costs $2,000
Camera rentals bring our story to life with the quality it deserves. Help us give this story the chance to move and stay with audiences.
Cast & Crew
Costs $5,000
Our cast and crew shape every performance, image, and detail on screen. Your support helps us give their work the time and care it deserves.
Post-Production
Costs $3,000
Post-production brings the film together through editing, sound, music, and color. Your support helps us complete the story on screen.
Lighting Equipment
Costs $1,800
Lighting equipment sets the mood and brings each scene to life. Your support helps us afford the gear needed to make every frame shine.
Props & Design
Costs $300
Your support helps fund the props and design elements that turn our sets into believable spaces and give every scene its own identity.
Hair & Makeup
Costs $200
Hair and makeup help keep our cast camera-ready, consistent, and grounded in the film's natural look. Your support helps us do it right.
Meals and Crafties
Costs $3,000
Meals and crafties keep our cast and crew fed, focused, and cared for through long shoot days. Your support helps us take care of our team.
Festival Fees
Costs $1,200
Festival fees help us submit the finished film to festivals, reach new audiences, and give the project a life beyond production.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Our cast and crew come from different backgrounds and stages of their creative careers, but this film has brought together a team united by the same thing: a belief in the story and a commitment to telling it with care. Every department is being led and supported by people whose talent, hard work, and perspective are essential to bringing the film to life.