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In Their Absence

Country: USA, Language: English, 8 mins

  • Director: Tina Cesa Ward
  • Writer: Tina Cesa Ward
  • Producer: Christian Graham; Tina Cesa Ward

CGiii Comment

Too much dreary dancing and not enough dialogue.


Trailer...

In Their Absence: Trailer from Tina Cesa Ward on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

It's August 1945. Barbra arrives to a hall of anxious women to deliver heartbreaking news to the woman she's fallen in love with during her husband's call to war. After a last dance, Barbra and June are left with the joy of a war's end and the end of newfound love.

Cast & Characters

Rebecca Mills as Barbra;
Christian Graham as Soldier;
Colleen A. Madden as June;
Nattacia Satie as Woman in WWII dance hall