Your birthday cake's still warm. The government's already at the door.
A short film that revisits the Lavender Scare, when the U.S. government tracked those labeled as having “weak morals”—including suspected gays, Black and Native Americans, intellectuals, and feminists. When a family’s matriarch is targeted by a secret unit on her son’s birthday, her loved ones are thrust into danger, revealing unexpected strength. A chilling tale of survival, it reflects a past America that feels disturbingly close to today.
Direction
Raymund's debut packs a feature's worth of dread.
Acting
Cordileone's eyes do what dialogue can't.
Production
Period detail that whispers 'this could be now.'
Director
Monica Raymund
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