The Two Week Wait

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A late-thirties woman comes up against a series of pronounced dissociative experiences as she navigates her deteriorating mental health during the rollercoaster of IVF alongside her incompetent, albeit guileless, boyfriend.

About the Director

Olivia Grant is a British award-winning writer, actress and filmmaker who has spent twenty years working internationally in film and television after graduating as an Academic Scholar from Brasenose College, Oxford University. Olivia was cast in Matthew Vaughn’s cult hit ‘Stardust’ for Paramount within weeks of graduating and has since worked for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, PBS and HBO as a regular in a host of acclaimed series and, most notably, beloved period adaptations of literary classics such as ‘Lark Rise to Candleford,’ ‘Indian Summers,’ ‘Garrow’s Law,’ “Poirot’ and ‘Women in Love.’ Her more recent work includes playing opposite Guy Pierce in ‘The Last Vermeer,’ Christopher Plummer in Ridley Scott’s Oscar nominated ‘All the Money in the World’ and opposite Kit Harrington in the much-acclaimed BAFTA-winning third series of HBO’s ‘Industry.’ After winning the Julia Wood Prize for her essay writing from St Hugh’s College, Oxford whilst still an undergraduate, Olivia combined her international filming schedule with regular contributions to InStyle, Marie Claire, Spectator Life and The Mail on Sunday detailing her life on location. ‘The Two Week Wait’ is Olivia’s directorial debut and also a POC for her feature film in development, ‘Baby Mine,’ which was recently shortlisted as a Quarterfinalist at the Screencraft Drama Screenplay Competition.