When your dad's a failed jazz legend and you're screaming into a mic.
A black teen is determined to make it as a heavy metal artist in defiance of his father, a failed jazz musician.
Acting
Thaddeus Newman carries 15 minutes like a feature.
Sound
Original metal tracks that actually slap.
Direction
Johnson packs a full arc into a quarter-hour.
Director
Michael Hyon Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Denver's actual DIY metal scene, using local musicians as cast. The film mirrors real tensions in Black alternative spaces.
Morello's name references Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello—a Black guitarist who bridged jazz training and revolutionary noise.
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