THE KID
* Best Indie Short Film at East Village New York Film Festival 2025
* Official Selection at San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2025
A fetus falls onto the bathroom floor.
A wall covered with condoms filled with ice cream, in different flavors and colors.
A dating app left open.
A mother with her young daughters.
A date.
Maria, a woman in her late thirties, observes and experiences it all. She has never seriously asked herself whether she wants children or not, but during her morning shower, something falls to the ground: a fetus. From that moment on, she cannot stop seeing it appear in different situations.
Is it a wake-up call? An expiration date?
Her body reminds her that there is a limit and that she may be approaching it.
CAST
Maria Gremmelmaier
Daniela Pascual
Maija Linna
Nick Laurie
CREW
Director & Writer: Tamara Aalto
Cinematographer & Editor:
Tamara Aalto
Colourist:
Italo Moncada
Sound Design: Alexander Grigorievsky
Prop Artist:
Anu Sallinen
Producer: Tamara Aalto
Production Assistant:
Simeon Tatun
Music:
Taomito
Special Thanks:
Mary Nowacka
My trip to the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2025 was partly supported by passionate indie lovers and people who believe in my work. Many thanks to them for their support! That's why I created this video about my trip for them: