2026 Sundance Film Festival World Premiere : U.S. Dramatic Competition
Liz Sargent’s intimate debut drama examines the shifting demands placed on a unique — and uniquely vulnerable — family in a Florida suburb. Working with a terrific ensemble, the writer-director details the struggles of Anna (newcomer Anna Sargent, the director’s sister), fellow adopted sibling Emily (Ali Ahn), and devoted father Bob (Victor Slezak), who is succumbing to dementia.
Expanded from Sargent’s acclaimed short (2023 Sundance Film Festival), Take Me Home exposes the indignities of the American health care system and the structural challenges faced by disabled people. The film also gently and imaginatively traces a path for Anna’s independence and connection to a community of chosen family. By turns quietly devastating and bracingly optimistic, Take Me Home confronts us with an impossible situation, while holding out hope for Anna’s future. — MC/Sundance Film Festival
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 29–February 1) and credentialed press and industry (January 28–February 1).
Anna cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.
Take Me Home is the narrative feature adaptation of Liz Sargent's critically acclaimed and Oscar-qualified short that premiered at Sundance 2023 and has since screened at over 50 festivals and the White House. It follows Anna, a disabled family caregiver, who is based on Liz's real-life sister, navigating abrupt changes in her family's life and seeking to define her future.
PRESS
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AWARDS
Tribeca Film Festival AT&T Untold Stories - 1MM Production Award
American Cinematheque Grand Jury Award at PROOF of Concept Film Festival
SFFILM Rainin Grant - Winner 2023
Lynn Shelton Women of A Certain Age Grant - Honorable Mention 2024
Stowe Story Lab Film Fatales Fellowship - Finalist
Humanitas New Voices Fellowship - Finalist
