During the height of the AIDS epidemic in LA, Gabriel, a lonely hospice worker, helps lead his patients to a conscious death.
Acting
Charles Baker brings fragile, magnetic warmth.
Direction
Kurnick's controlled intimacy never exploitative.
Cinematography
Hazy LA light like a fading memory.
Director
Annika Kurnick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Short films about AIDS rarely center hospice workers—this shifts focus from martyrdom to mundane compassion.
Charles Baker (Breaking Bad's Skinny Pete) reportedly took zero pay to help Kurnick, a first-time director, complete the project.
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