Brought together by music, two high school girls, Samantha and Taylor, begin a secret romantic affair. But when Taylor's mom corners the girls, Taylor seems unwilling to protect the relationship, leaving Samantha to decide if it is worth her heartache to preserve it as she leaves for college.
Acting
Maiara Walsh's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Vargas packs a feature's worth of longing into nine minutes.
Director
J. Michael Vargas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2011, this predates mainstream queer teen cinema's boom by several years, making its unflinching portrayal of closeted love and parental threat quietly radical.
Maiara Walsh was starring on ABC Family's 'Switched at Birth' during filming; this short was shot in a single day on a shoestring budget.
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