When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.
Acting
Krisha Fairchild devastating — Trey's actual aunt!
Direction
Shults' debut: 15 minutes, one location, zero escape.
Editing
Chaotic cross-cutting builds unbearable anxiety.
Director
Trey Edward Shults
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Trey Edward Shults' parents' house with his actual family members playing themselves. The dog? Also family.
This 15-minute short expanded into a 2016 A24 feature — same lead, same house, same unbearable tension.
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