A 16-minute cosmic cry about memory, loss, and grandmas that'll wreck you completely.
Director Malakai brings us the story of Kai, a young girl forced to confront the realities of her grandmother’s declining health as a result of Alzheimer’s. Featuring Tabitha Brown, this film is a journey across the stars in the search of hope.
Acting
Tabitha Brown delivers heartbreaking restraint in every frame.
Cinematography
Stellar imagery that makes 16 minutes feel infinite.
Director
Malakai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Malakai's short emerged from a wave of Black filmmakers using genre to explore elder care and dementia, centering stories often erased in mainstream cinema.
The final shot lingers on an empty chair in starlight—a image that festival audiences reportedly sat through in silence for minutes after credits.
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