5/5
Social media plays an unexpected role in the lives of Skylar and Jake, a young New York couple whose relationship enters unexplored territory when…
- Drama, Mystery
- United States
- 2020
- 13 min
The hard-hitting short opens with Dean cutting an isolated figure on a remote wasteland. His depression is temporally relieved by an injection of heroin. In an effort to raise funds for his cancer-stricken mother, Dean confides in his older brother about a plan to loot drugs from a local newcomer. The film concludes with a tragic twist that brings calamity to the entire family. A tough watch that will captivate audiences from the get-go.
The hard-hitting short opens with Dean cutting an isolated figure on a remote wasteland. His depression is temporally relieved by an injection of heroin. In an effort to raise funds for his cancer-stricken mother, Dean confides in his older brother about a plan to loot drugs from a local newcomer. The film concludes with a tragic twist that brings calamity to the entire family. A tough watch that will captivate audiences from the get-go.
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