A parent-teacher conference becomes a lifetime prescription for 'normal.'
A parent-teacher conference becomes a lifetime prescription for 'normal.'
Falling behind in class, a parent-teacher conference sends Caius down a pharmaceutical rabbit hole that impacts him for the rest of his life. As he grows, Caius must navigate the complexities of mental health treatment at a time when he's still discovering what 'normal' is.
Acting
Wake Ritter's wordless confusion speaks volumes.
Direction
Federman frames medication like slow-motion horror.
Director
Aris Federman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film deliberately avoids period markers, suggesting Caius's story spans decades of escalating ADHD diagnoses—making it uncomfortably timeless.
Director Aris Federman cast his actual younger relative as Young Caius; the family resemblance adds uncanny weight to the time-jump structure.
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