Poster for Wait to Tell Mother

SJSFF 2026

Wait to Tell Mother

Drama 2026 11 mins USA

Directed by Emma Elizabeth Steiger

A surprise pregnancy forces a woman to make a difficult decision alone, triggering memories of the one person she could always turn to—her father—and leaving her to find strength in his absence.

About Wait to Tell Mother

Wait to Tell Mother is an 11-minute drama short film from the USA directed by Emma Elizabeth Steiger. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “Family Matters” program.

Director
Emma Elizabeth Steiger
Program
Family Matters
Country
USA
Run time
11 mins
Genre
Drama

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