Step into the world of Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film. Watch the new 2024 period drama shorts by Julia Aks & Steve Pinder. A must-see for fans.
🎬 Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024) by Julia Aks & Steve Pinder ✨🩸
Step into a world of romance and intrigue with “Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024)”—a beautifully crafted homage to timeless elegance. Watch now.
📋 Quick Facts
- Year: 2024 🗓️
- Runtime: 12-13 minutes ⏱️
- Country: United States 🇺🇸
- Language: English (with French subtitles on some platforms)
- Genre: Short Comedy, Period Satire 🎭
- Directors: Julia Aks & Steve Pinder 🎥
- Status: Oscar-shortlisted, multiple festival award winner 🏆
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🎭 Synopsis
Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024); England, 1813 🏰: In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period 😱. Her wealthy, well-educated suitor Mr. Dickley mistakes the blood for a serious injury, triggering a cascade of hilarious misunderstandings.
As he attempts to “help,” it becomes painfully clear that his expensive education has missed a crucial spot 🧠💨. What follows is a brilliant satire that uses Jane Austen’s refined Regency world to tackle modern menstrual stigma with wit and charm 💫
🌟 Cast & Characters
- Julia Aks as Miss Estrogenia Talbot (our heroine) 👸
- Ta’imua (also credited as Lachlan Ta’imua Hannemann) as Mr. James Dickley (the clueless suitor) 🤵
- Samantha Smart as Miss Labinia Talbot (sister) 👭
- Nicole Alyse Nelson as Miss Vagianna Talbot (another sister—with a pointed name!) 😏
- Hugo Armstrong as Mr. Father Talbot 👨👧
- Dustin Ingram as Dr. Bangley (the confused doctor) 🩺
- Marilyn Brett as Mrs. Bitts 👵
💖 Key Themes
- Menstrual stigma & education 🩸📚
- Satire of period dramas 📜🎬
- Gender communication gaps 🗣️👥
- Breaking taboos through comedy 😂💪
- Austen’s world of silences (about bodies, desire, femininity) 🤫
🏆 Awards & Recognition
- Academy Awards: Shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film (98th Oscars, 2026) 🎬
- Aspen Shortsfest 2025: Jury Award for Comedy 🏆
- Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2024:
- Overall Audience Choice Award 🎉
- Comedy Award 🥇
- Cleveland International Film Festival 2024: Audience Choice Award for Best Overall Short 👏
- Hamptons International Film Festival 2024: Peter Macgregor-Scott Memorial Award 🌊
- Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024: Audience Choice Award 🌟
- Sonoma International Film Festival 2025: McNeely Award for Best Short Film 🍷
💡 Production Story
Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024); Co-writers Aks and Pinder started with a 3-minute sketch based on the punny title. After collecting real menstruation stories from a Facebook group for female opera singers, they expanded it into a full narrative. The response was so varied—humorous anecdotes to deeply personal accounts about healthcare access and stigma—that they realized this needed to be more than a sketch 💡
Fun fact: In November 2025, Emma Thompson joined as “Executive Menstrual Advisor” (her requested title!), calling the film “a bloody little gem” 💎
📺 Festival Journey
- World Premiere: Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Feb 9, 2024) 🌴
- US Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival (June 2024) 🗽
- Other major stops: Palm Springs ShortFest, Aspen Shortsfest, Maryland Film Festival 🎪
🔥 Critical Reception
- “One of the funniest films we’ve ever seen, short or long” 🤣
- “Gets funnier all the way… brilliant across the board” ⭐
- “Stays committed to its concept while addressing menstrual stigma through humor” 📖
- “Surprisingly wholesome… a wonderful little film” 💝
- “The character names are golden!” (Estrogenia, Labinia, Vagianna—yes, really!) 😂
📺 Where to Watch
- Free streaming: Kanopy (with library card) 📚
- Official site: janeaustensperioddrama.com 💻
- Festival circuit: Still touring internationally 🌍
Bottom Line: Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024); This 13-minute masterpiece is a deliciously irreverent, surprisingly wholesome comedy that uses Jane Austen’s pristine world to normalize conversations about menstruation.
Jane Austen’s Period Drama Short Film (2024); With Oscar buzz and rave reviews, it’s proof that a good pun—and gutsy filmmaking—can create something both hilarious and important! 🌟🩸