SORRY, BABY

• 103mins |

***SCREENING AS PART OF THE CHICHESTER FILM FESTIVAL***

Eva Victor | 2025 | 103 MINS

USA/Spain/France

Agnes (Eva Victor) is an English professor at a college in rural New England. She is thrilled when her newly married best friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), recently moved to New York, arrives for a visit.

Lydie very quickly notices Agnes’ anxiety most likely stemming from a past fateful sexual encounter with her admiring advisor Preston (Louis Cancelmi). Victor makes very funny, ascerbic observations about society’s discomfort in showing empathy toward women who are dealing with personal suffering. ‘Sorry, Baby’ is a film about trauma but it is also an insightful exploration of friendship.

With a razor-sharp script, this smartly structured and well-acted little gem with a star-making turn from director Victor herself, is a black comedy that is not only nimble but consistently funny. This is a multi-talented filmmaker to keep your eye on. Lucas Hedges (‘Manchester by the Sea’) co-stars.