Twelve minutes to destroy you. This short film hits harder than most blockbusters.
When Charlie and his family move to a warmer climate for the sake of his father's illness, he finds himself teetering between battles of the thought of losing his father with a conflict he has with a ferocious bully at school.
Acting
Rico Rodriguez shatters his 'Modern Family' comic typecasting.
Direction
Columbus trusts silence; every frame earns its weight.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched warmth vs. emotional coldness—brutal contrast.
Director
Mark Columbus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Columbus structured the film around the Kübler-Ross grief stages, with each scene subtly mapping to denial through acceptance.
Shot in two days on a $15,000 budget; Rodriguez did his own schoolyard stunts after the planned double got sick.
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