Dog Years

Stella is an eccentric teenager who faces life with clumsy enthusiasm and a witty sense of humor, yet carries a deep-seated melancholy within her. Following a pivotal car accident involving a dog, Stella begins to believe in the idea that one human year equals seven in canine years. As she approaches her sixteenth birthday, she feels as though she's lived a century and may not have much time left on Earth. In an attempt to make sense of her fleeting mortality, Stella crafts a bucket list filled with experiences and milestones she hopes to achieve before she reaches the end. This poignant coming-of-age story blends humor and heartache as it explores the precarious balance between living life to its fullest and confronting the inevitability of time's passage.