Two kids steal Christmas. What they build will wreck you.
Ten year old Bobbi-Jean 'Bobcat' and her older brother Sonny 'Shark' steal a Christmas tree and attempt to create an illusion of the family life they never had.
Acting
Lila Karp-Ziring's silent hope will destroy you.
Direction
Campi lets the tree do the talking.
Cinematography
14 minutes, zero waste—every frame aches.
Director
Lauren Campi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single day on a $15,000 budget—most of it spent on pyrotechnics for that final tree.
Released during peak pandemic holiday isolation, when found-family narratives hit different—this was grief cinema for the unmoored.
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