18 minutes of pure gasoline and existential dread—this short hits harder than most features.
An aspiring race car driver fights off the recognition that he'll never progress beyond an amateur circuit. On this Saturday night race, however, he puts it all on the line to prove otherwise—at whatever cost.
Acting
Mike Faist's raw pre-fame intensity burns.
Direction
Dual directors squeeze feature-level tension into 18 minutes.
Cinematography
Sweaty close-ups make you smell the asphalt.
Director
Alexander Maxwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Faist filmed this between Broadway's Newsies and Dear Evan Hansen—his screen presence here predicts his Tony-winning future.
The 2015 release predates Oscar-winning shorts dominating streaming; it plays like a time capsule of indie desperation before prestige short films became TikTok content.
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