May Day

After Gemma spends her 16th birthday alone, she must then confront her future and what she becomes.

May Day follows 16-year-old Gemma on a birthday that she spends with herself. After allowing herself to feel, she leaves her room to enter a house that she is not familiar with. Following the sound of chatter through the house, she finds herself in a celebration of a 26th birthday: her own 26th birthday. By observing herself in the future, she then confronts who she is and what she becomes. The short answer, loved. Returning to her 16th birthday, Gemma allows herself to feel, to feel happy.

• Release date
• May 17, 2025
• Runtime
• 10 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Kim Reese

Cast

Amelia Mahrie Gemma

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Jack Spaulding Harley

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Emerson Neczek Gemma Double

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Samuel Schoonover Sam

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Thomas A. Jackson Alex

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Audrey Degu Esther

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Mitra Malekghasemi Mitra