Sew Into You

Emma Josephson

A widowed older woman seeks guidance from her younger queer coworker to ask out a woman for the first time.

Why we chose this film.

This film conveys the loneliness of an older woman exploring her queer identity later in life, while also celebrating the joys of connection. By embracing small but meaningful interactions and connecting with creative pursuits like sewing and cooking, the protagonist begins to feel like she belongs.

Filmmaker

Inspiration

I wrote this because I was seeing a lack of lighthearted sweet stories in media about queer people (and lesbians specifically) and I wanted to fill the gap. This film was made to be a positive and playful representation of how the queer community can lean on each other to navigate their personal relationships and become more confident in how they identify.

A key theme of the film that there is no “correct” way to be queer. I wanted to showcase a positive and playful representation of how the queer community can lean on each other intergenerational to navigate their personal relationships and become more comfortable in how they identify.

Also, I know there has been some representation of elder queer women in movies/shows but I noticed almost every relationship represented was between a couple with a gigantic age gap. We wanted to better represent what a queer relationship could look like past your 50s rather than leaning into that common trope.

Meet the Filmmaker

Emma Josephson

Emma Josephson

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Emma Josephson

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Emma Josephson is a writer, director, and commercial editor whose work explores the search for meaning and direction in an otherwise chaotic world. Her thoughtful, emotionally driven stories are often expressed through a surrealist lens, drawing from her upbringing and personal relationships to create films rooted in connection, intimacy, and emotional truth. As a multi-hyphenate creative, she works across independent narrative films, branded content, and music videos.

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