The Burden: The Synopsis, Programming Descriptors and Qualifiers Tagline:"How Much Is Too Much?" Logline: A single mother struggling to make ends meet must make a difficult decision when she learns that her teenage daughter's best friend is pregnant... and about to be kicked out of her home. Synopsis: Single mother Gail does the best that she can, working sixty hours a week to pay the rent and provide for her sixteen-year-old daughter Jordan. When Jordan tells her that her best friend is pregnant and about to get kicked out of her home, Gail must make a difficult choice. Should she take the pregnant teen in and support her, even though she struggles to keep her own child fed? How much responsibility can she be expected to take for a troubled teen that isn't her own? Programming Descriptors: Form: Short Genres: Drama, Social Issue, Independent Niches: Microcinema, Woman Writers/Directors Qualifiers: Exact Runtime: 19 min: 37 sec Print Details: Color, Stereo Sound: Dolby Digital Language: English Aspect Ratio: 1.78 (16x9 VIDEO) Shooting Format: XDCAM EX - MPEG 2 Preview Formats: DVD - Region 1 NTSC Exhibition Formats: DVD - Region 1 NTSC, HDCAM, .MOV (QuickTime), other digital media files Additional preview and exhibition formats available upon request. Date of Completion: May 2009 Country of Production: USA Screenings: September 12th 2009 - 2009 Castle Rock Film Festival Official Selection December 6th 2009 - 2009 Denver Underground Film Festival Official Selection Awards Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short -2009 Denver Underground Film Festival TMDFilms consents to press screenings and/or television broadcasts of excerpts of this project for publicity purposes upon festival acceptance.