Never rarely sometimes always = Niemals selten manchmal immer written and dir. Eliza Hittman

To call Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always “an abortion movie” is to do it a disservice. Not that such a description would be inaccurate – the film presents one of the most detailed, non-judgmental autopsies of the controversial medical procedure. However, one could make a case that even more important than the abortion is the bonding that occurs between the introverted, sullen main character, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan), and her sunnier, more practical cousin, Skylar (Talia Ryder). The beating heart of Never Rarely Sometimes Always isn’t Autumn’s struggle with terminating her pregnancy; it’s the way the two girls discover companionship and the strength it offers. The New York scenes convey the immenseness of the big city to the small town girls.