What if your cape couldn't save you from yourself?
A journey into the psyche of Xerxes Hughes, a teenager whose double life as a superhero and struggles with depression are causing him to experience blackouts.
Writing
Six minutes, zero wasted frames. Every word cuts.
Acting
Cher-Aimé voices two selves in brutal collision.
Direction
Animation bends reality like fractured memory.
Director
Z Cher-Aimé
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of few animated works centering Black teen mental health with nuance rather than trauma porn. Cher-Aimé crowdfunded this after industry rejection.
The six-minute runtime isn't constraint—it's the blackout itself, forcing viewers to experience time loss like Xerxes.
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