A goalie walks into a closet on a beach and never walks out. Metaphor much?
Short film about a goalie who is bullied by a teammate and disappears into a closet wardrobe that appears on the beach.
Cinematography
That beach closet glows with impossible, heartbreaking light.
Acting
Will Sutton's wordless final moments wreck you completely.
Director
Christopher Gore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during a wave of UK shorts exploring queer youth trauma through surrealism, this predates mainstream 'Heartstopper' optimism by nearly a decade.
The wardrobe's Narnia reference isn't accidental — Gore inverts Lewis's escape-to-magic into escape-from-reality, with no return ticket.
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