

Five minutes. One family. Generations of pain—healed by a child's courage.
Two brothers battle over the future of the family, but it will be a young girl who changes her father's SUBSTANCE and the fate of generations.
Direction
Jamaal Bradley packs a lifetime into five minutes.
Director
Jamaal Bradley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jamaal Bradley is primarily known as an animator at major studios; this marked his directorial debut.
The 'based on true events' framing carries weight—Bradley drew from real family histories of estrangement and reconciliation in Black American communities.