A girl turns into a leopard to deal with her brother's BS. Immigrant family chaos meets actual claws.
Diego is being a dick, and Tish doesn’t know why. Is he jealous because his little sister is an incredible artist while he’s just a poser playing JV soccer? Or is it because their parents have been fighting ever since they immigrated to Canada? Tish is gonna find out.
Practical Effects
Leopard transformation executed in 11 minutes with genuine weight.
Acting
Emma Ho balances vulnerability and ferocity in limited runtime.
Direction
Abramovici packs a feature's worth of family dynamics into short form.
Director
Dan Abramovici
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures a specific immigrant experience rarely seen in fantasy: second-generation kids weaponizing their parents' sacrificed dreams against each other.
Abramovici reportedly developed this from his own sibling dynamics, shooting the transformation practically with limited budget—explaining why the leopard feels tactile and earned, not glossy.
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