Sidney Flanigan never really thought about becoming an actor, but after meeting director Eliza Hittman through tangential ties to the Insane Clown Posse, she took on the lead role in the filmmaker's latest film Never Rarely Sometimes Always with the hope of using the drama as a platform to speak out about abortion rights.
Flanigan, 21, playsAutumn, a 17-year-old girl faced with an unintended pregnancy who travels with her cousin Skylar (newcomer Talia Ryder) from Pennsylvania to New York to try to get an abortion.
Through their journey, the film sheds a light on the obstacles that face women, especially young women, seeking safe and legal abortions in the U.S.
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