Shot in Atlanta, Georgia during the induction of Georgia’s House Bill 481 “heartbeat” bill, our film is written, directed, and produced by women. Starring women of color, Thursday delicately tells a story that is more than an exploration of a woman's right to choose, it is of the familial ties and shared connection between the women who experience it.
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Erica Arvold, casting director/producer/
educator, makes her directorial debut with Thursday.
“I read somewhere that, if all mothers and daughters on the planet could get along at the same time, it would be akin to achieving world peace. This relationship—full of love, stubbornness, heartache, need and joy—it intrigues me as a mother, as a daughter, and as a filmmaker. The dance of miscommunication between parent and child is personal, born of intimacy in those fleeting, in-between moments, like light filtered through the trees, or its hard reflection in glass. I was drawn to the projects need to expose the emotional injustice of being trapped in a car with the one you need the most, and yet can’t wait to be free from”.