“Blending fact and fiction, The Song of Summer exposes the misogynistic undercurrents of a culture obsessed with blaming mothers—told through the unraveling of an ill-fated family.”
The Song of Summer follows a young girl orphaned at birth and raised in foster care, fighting to rise above her circumstances. With the support of a foster mother, Summer begins to glimpse a brighter future—until a tragic encounter with a teacher derails her path and leads to her untimely death. Blending fact and fiction, the film confronts a culture steeped in misogyny and mother-blaming, exposing how easily young women’s lives are broken by the systems meant to protect them.
