How to Grow a Tiger Lily

Lily works as a photographer while struggling with anxiety and a relationship with her mother that makes independence difficult. Coming out brings feelings she can no longer keep separate from the rest of her life, but speaking honestly does not immediately make the world easier to navigate. As Lily tries to find space for herself, the sense that someone may be following her turns everyday encounters into sources of uncertainty. The film moves through intimate family tension and unsettling, sometimes playful shifts in perception. At its centre is a queer woman's attempt to understand what she wants beyond other people's demands. Rather than building a conventional couple story, it follows the pressure and possibility of beginning to claim a life on her own terms.