16 minutes. One girl. A family shattered like cheap glass.
A 16 year old girl disrupts the harmony in her new foster home.
Acting
Ryan Simpkins delivers volcanic teenage hostility in every frame.
Direction
O'Neill weaponizes domestic space — every room feels like a trap.
Editing
Tight 16 minutes with zero fat, all tension.
Director
Kerry O'Neill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kerry O'Neill developed this from her own experiences in foster care systems, casting actual foster care alumni in supporting roles.
The film deliberately never explains Ruby's past — O'Neill wanted audiences to sit with the discomfort of not knowing whether to sympathize or recoil.
