Leap Before You Look
Director Stephane Goldsand
Countries United States, Mexico
Duration 21 min
Synopsis
Faced with his wife's desire to become a mother, a filmmaker goes on a quest to find out how people decide to have kids and identify the sources of his own hesitation. What emerges is an intimate story, peppered with humor and poignancy, where memories and present moments converge in an effort to redefine a couple's future. Leap Before You Look is a first-person short documentary that combines various storytelling styles, including vérité, interviews, narration, animations and family archival material.
Faced with his wife's desire to become a mother, a filmmaker goes on a quest to find out how people decide to have kids and identify the sources of his own hesitation. What emerges is an intimate story, peppered with humor and poignancy, where memories and present moments converge in an effort to redefine a couple's future. Leap Before You Look is a first-person short documentary that combines various storytelling styles, including vérité, interviews, narration, animations and family archival material.