On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind.

Official Selections

Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes 2021, France - World Premiere; Nashville Film Festival 2021, USA; ​GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival 2021, South Korea; Tirana International Film Festival 2021, Albania; Montclair Film Festival 2021, USA - Best New Jersey Short Award; Naples International Film Festival 2021, USA; ZINEBI - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao 2021, Spain; CINEMAFORUM 2021, Poland; RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival 2021, Italy; Laceno d'oro International Film Festival 2021, Italy; ​​Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2022, France; Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo 2022, Spain; Akbank Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey; Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2022, Italy - Special mention Le Giornate della Luce, Best Photography; Fastnet Film Festival 2022, Ireland

USA | 16 minutes | 2021 | Color | DCP | English

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1  |  Camera: Panavision Panaflex Millenium XL  |  Lenses: Panavision Super Speed |  Negative Format: 3-Perf 35mm (Kodak Vision 3 #7207, #7219)  |  Sound: Dolby Surround 5.1.1