A Texas college student discovers her friend's life-threatening pregnancy and has 24-hours to get heracross state lines before it’s too late.
Emily, a Texas college student who is usually driven but is now listless from the heartbreaking death of her mother, discovers her best friend Mia’s miscarriage on campus, which they worry will be investigated as an abortion. Joined by Mia’s roommate, fame-hungry tennis star Jess, they have 24 hours to take Mia across state lines to a clinic in New Mexico to save her life.
On the way, the secrets of Mia’s miscarriage reveal themselves as Kane, an overzealous police officer, begins chasing them, determined to get his son off the hook for attempting to aid Mia in aborting their pregnancy. Along the way, they call on Emily’s disapproving young Mormon Aunt for help, who joins the journey and is hiding something like them. Emily must now lead the way, urgently trying to save her friend and fill the gaping hole left by the passing of her mother all while outmaneuvering the soul-crushing realities of Texas’s anti-abortion laws.
Sassy Mohen's innovative, bold, confident style has emerged as a pioneer in female-driven storytelling. She has directed, written, and produced multiple award-winning Films, TV Pilots, Music Videos, Commercials, and Web Series.
Her multiple award-winning hot topic comedy satire How to Hack Birth Control, which she directed & wrote has been called "Wickedly Funny and Charmingly Scathing" by IndieShorts Magazine. Sassy and How to Hack Birth Control (2022) have smashed the festival circuit with official selections at over 70 festivals, and has won over 25 awards and 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Series. In 2023, the City of West Hollywood voted unanimously to endorse the project and has set up special screening events for its community. The project has also picked up endorsements from Reproductive Freedom for All (NARAL,) SheNYC Arts & Truth be Told.
Her previous short film Fear Actually (2020) was released to rave reviews and won 3 Best Female Director Awards. FX Network tapped her to direct for their online web channel, This is AOK. Due to popular demand, her first independent feature film Happy Holidays (2007) was digitally re-mastered in 2024 and recently re-released in theaters & Amazon Prime.
Sassy recently directed Jellysmack’s drama series Supermission, TikTok series Hot Mess, online commercials for Kraft, Budlight & Barbie, and is development for her next feature film a post-Roe Texas abortion road trip story, along with other film projects.
Columbia University Pre-Production (2024) - Winner
Nashville Film Festival (2024) - Finalist
Filmshop's Breakthrough Series (2024) - Winner
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2024) - Quarter-Finalist
DeGroot Foundation's Courage to Write Grant (2024) - Semi-Finalist
Actor - Lauren Elizabeth Harris
PR - Nadine Jolson
