Five minutes. One room. His wife's lover. The worst shift of his life.
A police detective is forced to balance his personal and professional lives after realizing the suspect he is interrogating is having an affair with his wife.
Writing
Economic storytelling—more tension in 5 min than most 2-hour films.
Acting
Giovanni Rincón's escalating desperation is genuinely uncomfortable.
Director
Gabriel Lopez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gabriel Lopez shot this entire film in a single afternoon with borrowed police station access.
Part of a wave of ultra-short films proving runtime means nothing—this premiered at SXSW's midnight shorts.
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