The Sympathy Card(2019) -

Filmed over 19 days in the Boston area , featuring locations like the queer-owned City Girl Café in Cambridge.

The film uses a non-linear structure, jumping back and forth through time to show the couple's origin story alongside their current struggle. Production and Context The Sympathy Card(2019)

is an unconventional indie romantic comedy-drama that centers on a "deathbed order" given by a terminally ill woman to her newlywed wife. Directed by Brendan Boogie , the film explores themes of mortality, non-monogamy, and the awkwardness of dating while grieving through a queer lens. Plot Overview Filmed over 19 days in the Boston area

The production prioritized diversity, with a crew that was 2/3 female and 1/3 queer. the film explores themes of mortality

Josie, who is socially awkward and reluctant, begins a series of disastrous first dates.