

Two lonely strangers, one dead bowling alley, zero chill.
A woman and man in their early sixties try to cure loneliness on a second date. However, when the man eagerly convinces the apprehensive woman to sneak into an abandoned bowling alley, the discord in their personalities becomes apparent.
Acting
Teresa Laverty and Rod Conway nail cringe-worthy authenticity.
Direction
Hama-Brown stretches 13 minutes into an eternity of tension.
Director
Meredith Hama-Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meredith Hama-Brown shot this during the pandemic with a skeleton crew, using an actually abandoned bowling alley in Vancouver.
The film's power comes from what's unsaid—Sandra's final silence speaks to how women often absorb men's entitlement to their time and space.