Departing for college, Abbie leaves her parents and brother who has autism and is non-verbal. As she explores her independence and sexuality, she's torn between her new life and her love for her brother.
When Time Got Louder is a 2022 Canadian coming-of-age drama film, written, produced, and directed by Connie Cocchia. The film stars Willow Shields as Abbie, a young woman who experiences independence for the first time when she goes off to college and begins a new romance with Karly, while still being torn by the need to help her parents, Mark and Tish, care for her autistic brother Kayden.