2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
On the night before he leaves for college, a teenager takes his little brother away from their alcoholic mother for one last night in the city…the only goodbye they may ever get.
Screening date & tickets — to be announced
- Director(s): Michael Guillod
- Writer(s): Howard Campbell
- Producer(s): Jean-Marie Gindraux, Floriane Anderson, Yessi Sanchez, Michael Guillod
- Key Cast: Howard Campbell, Jaden Carson Baker, K.Steele
- Editor(s): Mykyta Kryvosheiev
- Cinematographer(s): Pietro Zuercher
- Production Designer(s): Linda Dahlem Espinoza
- Sound Designer(s): Allan Mantilleri
- Composer(s): Kevin Queille
Language: English
Runtime: 19m
Country: Switzerland, United States
Los Angeles Premiere
Synopsis: On the eve of leaving for college, Braden Hall once again finds his mother lost in drunken chaos. Determined to protect his younger brother from the turmoil at home, he takes him out into the city for one final night together, a bittersweet journey of laughter, connection, and lasting memories amid the fractures of their family.
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