Direction
Donohoe squeezes feature-length tension into 15 breathless minutes
Acting
White's physicality speaks volumes before any dialogue does
Director
Jeannie Donohoe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rick Fox, former NBA player, plays the head coach—casting that adds meta-layers about who gets to gatekeep sports.
Released in 2017, this short predates widespread mainstream trans athlete discourse but feels ripped from 2024 headlines. Donohoe wrote it after reading about a real teen barred from boys' basketball.