An Orthodox Jewish student unexpectedly inherits the estate of his estranged mentor, and discovers a painful truth about their final days together.
Acting
Vodanovich's face does what pages of dialogue cannot.
Direction
Banks trusts silence like a weapon.
Director
Christopher Banks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 2010, this micro-budget New Zealand short arrived at the tail end of the 'gay tragedy' era in queer cinema—yet its restraint and specificity around Jewish ritual distinguishes it from more sensational predecessors.
Director Christopher Banks self-financed the film after failing to secure traditional funding; the apartment location belonged to a friend who was moving out that weekend, forcing the entire shoot into a single 14-hour day.
NZ
