For A Day Like Today
dir. Tia Sarkar
2026
Running time: 20 min.
Trailer
Where do you see the ones you have lost? Following the death of her husband, Dan, in November of 2010, Suzanne Frisse Lathrop converts her Facebook into a public diary, housing her grief in magical and unexpected ways. A ritual throughout her week, Suzanne photographs the sky and shares photos containing strange spherical aberrations which she calls "orbs." For A Day Like Today confronts American attitudes surrounding grief all the while inviting audiences to reflect on how and where they see those they have lost.
Tia Sarkar
Tia Anjali Sarkar is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and curator with a penchant for personal stories dealing with femininity, environmentalism, morbidity, grief, and the absurd. In 2026, she obtained a Masters from the University of Missouri's Journalism School. A lover of film and photography from a young age, her work is directly informed by her rural midwestern upbringing in a culturally blended family. Sarkar is an only child, an aspiring scholar, and a full-time obsessive.