A man builds a treehouse to bury his brother—and maybe himself too.
After losing his brother in a car accident, Robbie obsesses over the last conversation they had about a treehouse they wanted to build as kids. Through extreme isolation and a number of obstacles, Robbie attempts to build the treehouse to the exact specifications his brother wanted.
Acting
Dunkin's raw, twitchy physicality—grief made visible through his whole body.
Direction
Austin lets silence scream; every hammer hit lands like a confession.
Practical Effects
They actually built that death-trap treehouse. Respect.
Director
William Austin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Tennessee with local crew—Austin specifically wanted that Appalachian grief aesthetic, where men build things instead of talking.
Dunkin researched Tourette's for months; the tics escalate with Robbie's stress, peaking during the pool scene where he's literally drowning in performative masculinity.
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