Seven minutes that'll wreck your whole afternoon—in the best way.
Set in 1881, a black minstrel performer grapples with acting on stage after getting a surprise visit from his estranged father.
Acting
Seun Soyemi's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Baity maximizes every second of this tight runtime.
Director
Malcolm Baity
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film deliberately uses the 7-minute runtime to mirror the brevity of minstrel 'acts' while demanding the audience sit with consequences performers couldn't escape.
Malcolm Baity shot this as his USC thesis film; the father-son dynamic reportedly drew from his own complicated family history, though he never confirmed which man he saw himself in.
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