15 minutes, two voices, one day remembered wrong on purpose.
After reconnecting through a phone call, Justin, an analog filmmaker, and Grace, a frustrated poet, reminisce about the day they first met — a day that Justin tries to recreate from memory.
Direction
Romero builds an entire world from phone static and longing.
Cinematography
Grain that feels like touching old love letters.
Director
Kyla Romero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Short film festivals have been quietly revolutionized by pandemic-era phone-call narratives; Transients joins a wave exploring intimacy without proximity.
Ross Pesgan is an actual analog filmmaker, shooting on 16mm for his own work—the meta-layer isn't accidental casting.
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