20 Weeks
Directed By
Leena Pendharkar
20 WEEKS, A couple must make some tough decisions after their baby is diagnosed with a serious medical issue, in utero.
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20 WEEKS is a romantic drama about a couple who finds out that their baby may have a serious health issue at their 20-week scan. As they're faced with tough decisions about their pregnancy, they recount their relationship and love for one another and assess whether they are strong enough to withstand what's coming.
Leena Pendharkar is an award-winning writer and director. Her most recent work is the television movie, A Date with Deception for Mar Vista/Lifetime, and two episodes of the kids’ show, Hello Jack! for Apple TV Plus, for which she was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award.
She premiered her sophomore independent film, 20 Weeks, at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It was described as an “intimate, compassionate take on abortion” by the Los Angeles Times, and was released theatrically in 10 cities in April of 2018, and on Hulu and a number of other platforms. Leena is an alum of the Warner Brothers, CBS, and Sony Diverse Directors programs.
Leena has also written/directed several-award winning short films, including her most recent Tiny Joy which played in many a number of film festivals, including Bentonville, and was recently released on Omeleto and Shorted. Leena is also an Associate Professor at LMU’s School of Film + Television, and has an MFA in Screenwriting from UC-Riverside, Palm Desert.
Laemmle Music Hall, Los Angeles
AMC Theaters, San Francisco, Atlanta, Detroit
Hulu Television
Los Angeles Film Festival
Tall grass Film Festival
Best Feature Film, MaryLand Film Festival
Best Editing, Tallgrass Film Festival
Tone Independent Films of 2017, Film Threat
"The film (20 Weeks) gracefully humanizes what is often an abstract, philosophical debate around abortion."
"The very definition of brave filmmaking and something that deserves to be seen."
"Anna Margaret Hollyman gives an exceptional performance transforming from the reluctant mother into her child’s fiercest defender."
Anna Margaret Hollyman, Maya
Amir Arison, Ronan
Sujata Day, Ruby
Jane Kelly Kosek, Producer
Daud Sani, Cinematographer
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