A dead-end job, a deadbeat dad, and one night that might actually wake him up.
Working as a mortician at his father's funeral parlor, Junior cycles through an unsatisfying life routine. A night out with friends forces him to see the world as it truly is.
Acting
Malik Shakur carries grief in his jawline.
Direction
Daniel Jr. makes 14 minutes feel lived-in for years.
Director
Carlton Daniel Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Black indie shorts exploring working-class masculinity outside Hollywood's gaze. Premiered at Urbanworld Film Festival.
The title's double meaning — homegoing celebrations in Black funeral tradition, and Junior's own potential return to himself — reveals the film's structural elegance.
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