Your best friend is dying and wants to be alone. What do you do?
Alex is a young woman diagnosed with an incurable illness. When a party is thrown for her by her best friend Jordan, seeing it as a chance to say a last goodbye, Alex inexplicably leaves overwhelmed. We follow Jordan as she finds Alex on their favourite nature hideaway and tries to understand her friend's reason for seeking solitude.
Acting
Owen's wordless finality, Lomax's desperate restraint
Cinematography
Hideaway shots that breathe with longing
Director
Tomás Paiva Ferreira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 10-minute runtime mirrors Alex's truncated timeline—every second counts, yet nothing can be rushed.
Paiva Ferreira shot the hideaway in natural light during actual golden hour, giving Lomax only one take for the approach.
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