25 minutes to break your heart and question who's really American.
On the eve of deportation, a refugee hacker fights for a chance at the American dream after he is betrayed by a politician using him to sway public opinion.
Acting
Budron's desperation feels lived-in, not performed.
Direction
Viola squeezes feature-film tension into 25 breathless minutes.
Director
Tim Viola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Viola made this while working full-time in immigration law, pulling from real cases he witnessed.
The 25-minute runtime mirrors how quickly political narratives consume and discard real lives.
US
