Five minutes. One car crash. Two kids who'll wreck your heart.
Two siblings' lives are turned upside down after their mother dies in a tragic accident.
Acting
Strawford and Shepherd sell devastation in seconds.
Editing
Brutal economy—no frame wasted, all impact.
Direction
Swanson trusts silence to do heavy lifting.
Director
Cole Swanson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Swanson made this as his AFI thesis project, shot in a single day with natural light to maintain raw immediacy.
The 5-minute runtime mirrors how trauma compresses time—Bella's entire emotional arc collapses into breathless urgency, forcing viewers to process grief at the same frantic pace as the characters.
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