For many families, caregiving isn’t a one-way relationship but an evolving network of responsibilities, routines, and dependence that can shift dramatically as parents grow older. That changing balance sits at the center of “Take Me Home,” writer-director Liz Sargent’s intimate family drama about disability, aging, and one woman’s determination to define her own future.
READ MORE: 53 Must-See Films To Watch Summer 2026
Anna Sargent, the filmmaker’s sister, makes her acting debut as Anna, a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability who is also a caregiver within her family. Anna and her aging parents have built a life around meeting one another’s needs, but changes in the household force them to consider what comes next. Alongside her sister Emily (Ali Ahn) and father (Victor Slezak), Anna confronts questions about independence, support, and how all three can continue to build meaningful lives.
Sargent wrote, directed, and produced “Take Me Home,” which had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film subsequently made its international premiere in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section and screened at the Tribeca Festival after receiving the AT&T Untold Stories Production Prize.
The production was conceived as an intentionally integrated and anti-ableist undertaking, with accessibility incorporated throughout the filmmaking process. Anna Sargent’s on-set support team included a professional caregiver, acting coach, and accessibility producer.
The cast also includes Marceline Hugot and Shane Harper. Apoorva Guru Charan and Minos Papas produced alongside Sargent.
“Take Me Home” opens at New York’s IFC Center on September 23, followed by the Laemmle in Los Angeles on October 2 and the American Cinematheque’s Los Feliz 3 on October 7, with select theaters nationwide to follow. Watch the trailer below.
