8 minutes. 1 cup of tea. Infinite dread.
A quiet afternoon takes an unexpected turn when the law shows up on a grandmother's doorstep, threatening to tear her family apart.
Acting
Rebecca Koon's silent devastation — masterclass in 8 minutes.
Direction
Joyner compresses a feature's worth of dread into a single room.
Director
Benjamin Joyner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single location with natural light, the film mirrors classic chamber dramas while weaponizing mundane domesticity — the tea ritual becomes torture.
Released during Obama's 'deporter-in-chief' era, the film predicted ICE's expanded targeting of non-criminal undocumented residents — Gerta's decades of quiet life offered no protection.
US
