Briefly Gorgeous
A haunting drama with a visually poetic underbelly.
5/5
- Drama, Horror
- United States
- 2021
- 14 min
The 9-minute film opens with the father returning home from work. After noticing the mail delivery of his son’s university scholarship acceptance, the father retreats to his son’s bedroom – where an off-screen conflict arises. The father soon emerges and leaves the home with an explosive temperament. Throughout the monologue, we learn of his son’s change of heart in pursuing the sports scholarship – provoking rage due to the parental sacrifices he has made. Midway through, the father acquires an epiphany – where happiness takes precedence and reflects on his own life regrets.
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The 9-minute film opens with the father returning home from work. After noticing the mail delivery of his son’s university scholarship acceptance, the father retreats to his son’s bedroom – where an off-screen conflict arises. The father soon emerges and leaves the home with an explosive temperament. Throughout the monologue, we learn of his son’s change of heart in pursuing the sports scholarship – provoking rage due to the parental sacrifices he has made. Midway through, the father acquires an epiphany – where happiness takes precedence and reflects on his own life regrets.
Coming Soon