A 9-minute gut-punch about a kid who'd break reality to hug his mom one more time.
A crafty child who wants to see his mother again after her death, finds a way to do it.
Direction
Packs a feature's worth of dread into nine minutes.
Acting
Teo Soler's dead-certain desperation will wreck you.
Practical Effects
The ritual sequence looks dangerously real.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 9-minute runtime mirrors children's perception of time during trauma—simultaneously endless and insufficient.
Director's identity remains unlisted, fueling speculation this was a grief project too personal to claim. The forest location is reportedly the director's actual childhood woods.
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