The Audition (2026)
The short film follows Kim Johnson, a 50-year-old Army major, and her 13-year-old autistic, non-binary child, Ace, on a high-stakes journey to a prestigious music audition in Washington, D.C. What begins with a nervous pickup from school spirals into a frantic search through the music academy when miscommunications leave them scrambling to find the right audition room.
Director: Brigid Maher
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Ida L. Smith as |
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Aidyn Ellis-Otovo as |
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Finnick Brown as |
| Directing | Brigid Maher | Director |
| Writing | Brigid Maher | Writer |