Aunt sadie loved a lady | Sally Deering

A teenager learns about love, loss and compassion from his big-hearted, fun-loving closeted aunt. Eager to play baseball with his Jersey City teammates, teenage Dominick gets intercepted by his strict Italian mother who makes him deliver a tray of pasta to his Aunt Sadie before the game. Aunt Sadie, a neighborhood fixture who lives with her "friend" Connie, sends Dominick to the store for soda and cigarettes. When he returns, Dominick catches a glimpse of Aunt Sadie and Connie slow dancing, and for the first time, he realizes the two women are more than just roommates. They’re in love. ​Based on Dominick Varsalone's memoir My Journey As An AIDS Nurse. Screenplay by Sally Deering; Directed by Sally Deering.