Charlotte Hurdman

After an exhausting weekend as a bridesmaid, Alex & her partner unexpectedly decide to plan their nuptials! Not one second later, all chaos breaks loose because everyone in Alex’s life has an opinion on hashtags to wedding parties to when to start trying for kids. Overwhelmed & hungry, Alex must navigate the absurdity of wedding planning to celebrate their love in their own way.

After a herpes diagnosis derails her confidence, a young woman spirals through a series of increasingly chaotic and humiliating events: a meltdown phone call overheard at brunch, a misplaced explicit video, and a hookup that goes very, very wrong. As shame closes in and she retreats further into herself, an unexpected, almost mystical moment interrupts the spiral. Blending cringe comedy with emotional honesty, The Gift is about unraveling, and the strange grace of coming back to yourself.