10 minutes. One bus. A choice that'll wreck you.
Travelling back home to South Sudan via the Juba-Nimule Highway, Makuer and his peers have their bus attacked by two gunmen. Makuer escapes with two other students but decides to turn back and save the rest left behind. The story is based on true events.
Direction
Thomason makes 10 minutes feel like a lifetime.
Acting
Domköc's eyes carry the whole film.
Practical Effects
Shot on the actual Juba-Nimule Highway.
Director
Emma Thomason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Juba-Nimule Highway remains one of Africa's most dangerous roads; this film was shot during a rare security window in 2019.
Director Emma Thomason expanded this into a feature, 'The Return,' premiering 2024—this short was essentially her proof-of-concept to secure financing.
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