Heralded as the breakout film at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, this is a fragile comedy-drama that examines how a private trauma haunts a young woman long after it occurred.
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 encounter with her admiring advisor Preston (Louis Cancelmi). Although ‘Sorry, Baby’ takes Agnes’ pain seriously, Victor often makes bitterly hilarious observations about society’s discomfort in showing empathy toward women who are dealing with personal suffering. Sharply written, smartly structured and well-acted, with a star-making turn from director Victor herself, this is a black comedy that is not only nimble but consistently funny, whilst dealing with a difficult subject. This is a multi-talented filmmaker to keep your eye on.
USA/Spain/France 2025 Eva Victor 103m
