JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA

Best Comedy – 2025 McMinnville Short Film Festival
Best Short – 2025 Film Threat
McNeely Audience Award for Best Short Film – 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival
Peter MacGregor-Scott Memorial Award – 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival
Audience Award – 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival
Best Short Film – 2024 Mendocino Film Festival
Overall Audience Award – 2024 Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Comedy Award – 2024 Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Audience Award – 2024 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival
La Camera Libertad Award – 2024 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival
Best Comedy Short – 2024 Cordillera International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award – 2024 Cordillera International Film Festival
Best Comedy Short – 2024 Boston Film Festival
Best Editing – 2024 Sulmona International Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize – 2024 ShortCom Film Festival
Funniest Film – 2024 ShortCom Film Festival
Audience Choice Award – 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival
Audience Award (Best Comedy) – 2024 Pittsburgh Film Festival
Audience Award (Overall Short) – 2024 Pittsburgh Film Festival

England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia gets her period during a long-awaited marriage proposal. Mr. Dickley mistakes the blood for an injury, and it becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.
GenresShort Film, Comedy, Romance
DirectorJulia Aks and Steve Pinder
CastJulia Aks – Estrogenia “Essy” Talbot Lachlan Ta’imua Hannemann – Mr. Dickley Samantha Smart – Labinia Talbot
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesEnglish
Runtime13 mins
Available1 Oct 2025
Festivals & AwardsBest Comedy – 2025 McMinnville Short Film Festival Best Short – 2025 Film Threat McNeely Audience Award for Best Short Film – 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival
TerritoriesWorldwide

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