In life we often play a role, be that a parent, a spouse, an employee, etc. Writer/director Jim Cummings explores the dynamics between playing a part and being real in this short film about an idealized family.
Direction
Cummings' signature cringe-comedy precision in miniature form.
Acting
Elder and Gerson sell a lifetime of unspoken resentment in minutes.
Director
Jim Cummings
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cummings exploded with 'Thunder Road' (2018); this 2017 short is essentially his thesis statement on suburban American performance anxiety.
The title flower—often color-changing based on soil pH—mirrors how the couple's 'reality' shifts depending on who's watching.
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