Tooth and Nail

Tooth and Nail

After their youngest child is diagnosed with terminal cancer, an estranged family reunites and struggles to overcome their dysfunction.

2018 · 23 min · Drama, Comedy

A dysfunctional family reunites after the son, Matt, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Matt and his sister Kate make a pact. He agrees to give her his sperm for future use with a partner if she agrees to come out to the family that night.

Directed by Sara Shaw · Written by Sara Shaw

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