Children can be cruel, but navigating the playground when you are young can be confusing. One such kid who has become lost in his emotions is featured in this short, where a boy must confront the reality of his retaliation to another student’s bullying. The conversation between Nicholas and his therapist is difficult to digest, as we become sympathetic to his sentiment, while also aware that his actions and anger is misplaced into violence. The small details in this piece are seminal to feeling the distress; the moody lighting, the raw wounds on the the boys hands, the textures and the facial expressions… all carefully executed to feed our empathy.

Blog by Amun Levy