NEVER GETTING RID OF ME, B-TCH ｜ Omeleto

Twin sisters hike. Kinley and Willow are twins on a mountain trek together. It's the last hike before one of them moves away, which will likely change their dynamic in the future. But the twins are very different already: Kinley is calmer, cautious and more academic, while Willow is free-spirited and adventurous, caring little for what other people think. As they hike, they argue, laugh and share memories, both irritating and making each other crack up. But as their hike draws to an end, they confront an even greater separation for the future. Directed by Dream Thanika Jenjesda from a script written by Olivia Rose Prince and Bella Rose Prince, who also play Willow and Kinley, respectively, this moving short drama is a heartfelt and visually gorgeous exploration of sisterhood, grief, and how being a twin can affect identity and formative experiences. Shot with poetic attention to light and landscape, the film blurs reality and imagination to explore what it means to hold on -- even when you have to let go. Opening with a raw, funny spat between the sisters that instantly gets at the differences between the sisters, the narrative is essentially a series of conversations as they hike, with dialogue and performance capturing the characters and their relationship with honesty, humor and spiky wit. The beautiful scenery is a gorgeous backdrop, offering a sense of the two in their own world but also a larger force at work. As the twins bicker, banter and joke around, we see the tenderness and turbulence between sisters, the film's excellent writing relaying a lived-in authenticity and detail that feels immediate and real.