A poster for the film Precious Thing showing the evening sky above trees.

Precious Thing

dir. Kenzie Ripe

2026
Running time: 16 min.

Film

A daughter discusses the overlapping issues with her current life and her mother's previous and current experiences through phone calls over the course of many months while away at college. Life events cause conversations to get more serious and pressing, beginning to affect both women's lives as they cling to each other for comfort and consistency.

A portrait of the filmmaker Kenzie Ripe

Kenzie Ripe

Kenzie Ripe is a documentary filmmaker from Dallas, Texas. She graduated from The University of Missouri with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism with emphases of editing, producing, photography and documentary film. Kenzie was also a large part of KCOU, Mizzou's first and only college radio station, serving as their blog editor and general manager. She has a deep love for punk music and a soft spot for her loved ones. Kenzie can be found at pretty much any local music show or napping with her cat Ziggy.