Baby Mine

A couple experiences the joy of early pregnancy until it becomes clear they are experiencing a miscarriage. Painful loss is followed by unimaginable tragedy as their baby's body is carelessly disposed of at the hospital. Together, the couple finds a way to memorialize their baby, heal their pain and help other parents heal as well.

  • Christine Longoria
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    17
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Lake Charles Film Festival
    Lake Charles, LA
    October 7, 2023
    3rd Place, Short Script
  • Best Script Award - London
    London, England
    February 16, 2024
    Best American Screenplay
  • Santa Barbara Indie Film Fest
    Santa Barbara, CA
    March 6, 2024
    Best Short Script, Spring 2024
  • Cannes Film Awards
    Nice, France
    May 11, 2024
    Best First-time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay)
  • Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
    Berlin, Germany
    September 2, 2024
    Best First-time Screenwriter (Short Screenplay)
  • California International Shorts Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    September 2, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Austin Under the Stars Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    September 12, 2024
    Best Narrative Short Screenplay
  • RED Movie Awards, Summer 2024
    Reims, France
    September 17, 2024
    Honorable Mention, Best Script-Unproduced
  • Red Brick Road Film Festival
    Paul's Valley, Oklahoma
    September 15, 2024
    Nominee
  • Sherman Oaks Film Festival
    Sherman Oaks, California
    October 10, 2024
    Filmmakers Award, Outstanding Screenplay-Short (Unproduced)
  • Austin Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    September 5, 2024
    Second Round
  • Omaha Film Festival
    Omaha, Nebraska
    January 8, 2024
    Semi-finalist
  • Short.Sweet.FilmFest.
    Cleveland, Ohio
    January 19, 2024
    Selection
  • Bloomington Indiana Film Festival
    Bloomington, Indiana
    March 22, 2024
    Selection
  • Austin Spotlight Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    August 1, 2024
    Selection
  • New York Script Awards
    New York, NY
    December 19, 2024
    Grand Prix: First-time Screenwriter - Short Screenplay
  • Chicago Script Awards
    Chicago, IL
    October 21, 2024
    Honorable Mention, Grand Prix: First-time Screenwriter, Short Screenplay
  • Oxford Script Awards
    Oxford, UK
    September 23, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Panther City Film Festival
    Panther City Film Festival
    July 17, 2024
    Finalist, Screenplay - Short
Writer Biography - Christine Longoria

Christine Longoria is a Texas-based actor who also enjoys writing. A former social worker, she retired and focused on a career in television and film. She particularly enjoys working on student films whenever possible, to help emerging film-makers and encourage new voices, particularly those from South Texas.

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Writer Statement

This script describes painful, potentially triggering events related to miscarriage and the mishandling of a baby's body. As unimaginable as the events seem, they happened to me and my husband over 20 years ago.