FULL FILM

When a young New Jersey native returns to his hometown, his ongoing battle with depression becomes a poetic exploration of brotherhood and personal struggle. As Shaq navigates this weekend back home, fragments of his subconscious follow him so closely that at times, it feels as if they’re guiding instead of haunting him.

2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Miami Film Festival

2020 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
AFI FEST
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Bentonville Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Film Fest Gent
Hamptons International Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Maryland Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival
Newark Museum of Art
New Orleans Film Festival
Regent Park Film Festival
Rooftop Films Summer Series
San Francisco Black Film Festival
Semenci | Valladolid International Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival

CREDITS

Written & Directed by
Jamil McGinnis & Pay Heywood

Starring
Shaq Bynes
Karon Tracey
Jihad “Wave” Marshall
Duane “Mook” Dent, Jr.
Chidi “Chad” Nwala Gabriel Ajari VI

Featuring
Robert Bynes
Alana Marshall
Kashawn Tracey

Produced by
Gabija Blake
Claire McGirr
Myriam Schroeter

Director of Photography
Maceo Bishop

Production Designer
Cheyenne Ford

Editors
Matt Carter, Final Cut NY
Ben Jordan, Work Editorial

Supervising Colorist
Alex Bickel, Color Collective

Colorist
Alex Jimenez, Color Collective

VFX Supervisor
Daniel Morris, Blacksmith

Composer
Zachary “Shigeto" Saginaw

Executive Producers
Jamil McGinnis
Pay Heywood
Michael Peay
Chelsea Franklin
Myriam Schroeter