In a small desert town, decimated by the economic recession, two teenagers (Jace and Derek) try to get by working as Sign Spinners. Harassment by local bullies leads Jace to make some unfortunate decisions. A single mom living out of her car steps in to help.
Acting
Baby Timmy's pre-fame desperation hits different.
Direction
Barnes squeezes a whole arc into 13 tight minutes.
Director
Erik L. Barnes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 2013, this predates Chalamet's breakthrough in 'Homeland' and 'Interstellar' by mere months. Director Barnes literally cast himself as an uncredited restaurant worker.
Sign spinning as a job peaked during the 2008-2012 recession; this short documents a very specific American desperation that TikTok now romanticizes.
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