16 minutes that'll wreck your whole afternoon. Don't say I didn't warn you.
A young woman suffering from heroin addiction and living in one of downtown Los Angeles' many Single Room Occupancy hotels, receives an invite to her estranged 4-year-old daughter's birthday party.
Acting
Gayle Rankin's raw, lived-in performance — devastating.
Direction
Prescott's first short? Unfairly confident debut.
Writing
Economy of storytelling — every minute earns its weight.
Director
Kathryn Prescott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Prescott cast Rankin after seeing her in 'GLOW' — wanted someone who could find warmth in desperation.
Filmed in actual SRO hotels in Skid Row; several residents appear as background performers.
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