The Popcorn List: If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing
September 9, 2025
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant, and decides to keep the baby as a quick fix to get her ex back and change her life.
“If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing is an amazing accomplishment by a 19-year-old filmmaker. Audiences deserve to see this because it's a good story, and because we should all be supporting promising independent filmmakers.”—Judy Laster, Founder/Director, Woods Hole Film Festival
After a passionate prom night, Sydnie's boyfriend Lucas drops a bomb: he wants to date other girls in college. Devastated, Sydnie gives up on her travel dreams, and to make things worse, she discovers she's pregnant. Hoping to win back Lucas, she keeps the baby despite her family's objections. Lucas, compelled by his religious mother, returns from college.
Initially upset, he eventually embraces the pregnancy as an opportunity to transform and support his family. Reuniting tentatively, Sydnie and Lucas clash over values and future plans. Enter Daniel, the charismatic lead singer of 'Delusions of Grandeur.' Sydnie then faces a decision: stay with Lucas and keep the baby, or pursue her dreams with Daniel.
- Director: Sadie Bones
- Principal Cast: David Krumholtz, Kevin Corrigan, Galadriel Stineman
- Country: USA
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 95 min.
- Producer: Mandy Ward
- Screenplay: Sadie Bones
- Cinematographers: Briana Man
- Editors: Frank Reynolds
- Music: Josh Landau
- Website: Official Film Website
