Eleven minutes to decide: home or humanity?
On the brink of her last day on Earth before being forced to return to her planet of origin, a young woman must find a way to stay in her new home. As her options begin to run out, she grapples with the moral question of how far she is willing to go in order to achieve her goal.
Acting
Chelsea Sik's silent final moments speak volumes.
Writing
Economical worldbuilding that trusts viewer intelligence.
Direction
Lin's restrained hand lets dread accumulate organically.
Director
Tiffany Lin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tiffany Lin developed this at AFI after witnessing DACA debates; the alien metaphor emerged from frustration with 'deportation' rhetoric that strips personhood.
That eleven-minute runtime isn't arbitrary—it's the exact length of a standard USCIS intake interview, which Lin sat in on for research.
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