12 minutes. One traffic stop. Zero chance you'll breathe easy.
A traffic stop turns sinister when two black men encounter a small-town cop on a power trip.
Acting
Camron Jones's silent terror speaks volumes.
Direction
DeGennaro stretches 12 minutes into eternal dread.
Director
Steven DeGennaro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released four years after Sandra Bland's death in a traffic stop, the short weaponizes its brevity — no time for relief, only recognition.
The film never leaves the car's interior, trapping viewers in the same claustrophobic helplessness as its protagonists — a formal choice that mirrors lived experience.
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