5 minutes of pure yearning that'll wreck you harder than a 3-hour Oscar bait.
An overworked pianist fights to stay awake and celebrate the new year with his boyfriend.
Writing
Zero dialogue, maximum storytelling economy.
Director
Mike Sobi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mike Sobi created this as his thesis film at CalArts, animating most frames himself during his own restaurant job.
Part of a wave of 2010s indie animation centering queer working-class romance without coming-out narratives.
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