An eight-year-old girl tries to build a relationship with her absent father through a class-assigned family tree.
Acting
Morgan Ashley's silence hits harder than any monologue.
Direction
Caple Jr. lets the camera rest on what isn't said.
Writing
Every line of kid dialogue feels stolen from real life.

Director
Steven Caple Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caple Jr. made this as his USC thesis before directing Creed III and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
The 'family tree' assignment has sparked real parent backlash for excluding non-traditional families; this film weaponizes that tension.