Dominic is a boy trying to cope with the turmoil surrounding him. His life is about to take a very sharp turn.
Direction
Franklin's early command of tension before One False Move.
Acting
Wayne Collins Jr.'s devastating stillness as Dominic.
Director
Carl Franklin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Carl Franklin's thesis film at AFI, made five years before he directed Devil in a Blue Dress.
Released during peak 'superpredator' media panic, it subverts exploitation by centering Dominic's interiority rather than sensationalizing his peers.
US
