A 19-minute gut punch where a child's imagination fights poverty with magic.
A little girl attempts to escape the rigors and misfortunes of the ghetto through the power of her mystical imagination while simultaneously trying to protect the bond with her addict mother.
Acting
Gianna Gomez carries impossible weight for her age.
Cinematography
Fantasy sequences bloom against brutal urban decay.
Director
Lee Whittaker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss took this role between SYTYCD fame and Ellen gig; he reportedly worked for scale to support indie voices.
The 19-minute runtime deliberately mirrors attention spans of children in crisis—Isabella's reality fractures just as the film must end.
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