“I made this film because I’m sober and I wanted to share aspects of my experience with others. I found the process of understanding my alcoholism (as well as other addiction-related behavior) to be incredibly lonely. The only depiction of alcoholism and addiction I’d seen was extreme; and while that, of course, is the unfortunate experience of many, mine was more “hidden” in plain sight. It felt both accepted by binge drinking culture and shamed by friends and family at the same time. I spent 10 years of my life caught in the shame, depression, and loneliness of drinking and only found relief through sobriety and hearing other people’s stories. I wanted to write something in the hopes of helping someone else and creating space for conversation. Coming to Terms was the result.”

With a background in documentary television, Kait Gallagher focuses on storytelling rooted in the human experience. She uses character-driven stories to explore social-issue-related themes. Her debut narrative short, Coming to Terms, has screened at LA Shorts, Awareness Film Fest, California Women’s Film Fest and premiered online with Omeleto.

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