In the quiet aftermath of a profound loss, a young woman finds an unexpected connection to her late father through the simple, enduring life of a houseplant he left behind. This poignant short film, directed by Emma Fischer, explores the delicate stages of grief and growth through a unique, botanical lens. As she tends to the sapling, nurturing it with the same care her father once showed, she begins to confront the tangled roots of her own sorrow and the memories that both haunt and sustain her. The film unfolds as a gentle, atmospheric drama, blending elements of magical realism with raw emotional honesty, as the line between caretaker and the cared-for beautifully blurs. Without uttering a single word about the future, Sapling tenderly asks whether healing can be found not in moving on, but in learning how to nurture what remains.