Seven minutes of dystopian dread that'll make you side-eye every hospital bill.
Three teens, slated to be 'unwound,' run for their lives in a future that is too close for comfort.
Direction
Lyde packs a feature's dread into seven minutes.
Acting
Barr's silent panic carries the entire runtime.
Director
John Lyde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a proof-of-concept short for Neal Shusterman's novel, which later became a full YA franchise.
Released during the 2012 election cycle, it accidentally mirrored real debates about reproductive rights and organ markets.
US
