Meg’s grandmother has recently passed away. As she stands before her massive hat collection, alongside her mother Jeanine, a sense of regret at not having known her better is expressed within the film. However, little does Meg realize that this lament is about to be addressed in the most unexpected manner. 
Fantasy nestles itself within the heart of the drama unfolding before us as Meg finds herself reliving her grandmother’s memories when she puts on a hat. The memories, along with fulfilling Meg’s wish, also serve the purpose of solving a key issue of the story - Jeanine's desperate search to find her mother’s necklace before her pugnacious sisters get to it and claim it as their own. 
Though the film does not fully utilize performance and production tools, it presents a sincere story with its heart in the right place. Alongside the tension infused within the film, there is further an engagement with bereavement and the grief it leaves behind, coupled with memory, longing, and wish fulfillment, adequately interacted with by employing the screenplay and writing.

Grandma's Hats | Short Film Nominee

Two women are driving towards a destination. Through their conversation, it is discovered that they are headed to secure a piece of inheritance, a shop left to them by an aunt. Now owners of a salon that once belonged to Aunt Emma, Tess and Diane remember their time growing up around her. 

 The narrative then moves to a time long gone by, and we are introduced to the many skills of the aunt, skills that extend beyond simply those of a hairdresser's or beautician. A woman of hidden, and notably dangerous talents, Aunt Emma comes to form the predominant part of the plot, in the process, presenting to the viewer this endeavor in storytelling. 

 We never see the present again after that, and the story chooses to conclude itself within the brief duration of the final result, having left you with an introduction to the said aunt and all that she was capable of in her lifetime.

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