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Birthday Boy

Andrew Saunderson
United States, 2015, 11 min.

In English.
Includes adult language.

A young man steals a car but is unprepared for what he finds in the backseat.

Director's Statement

Initially, I was inspired by guilt. The crime portrayed in the film quickly turns into feelings of remorse and justification. I thought about what it would be like to grow up in a world in which you are told you are nothing, knowing you come from nothing, and realizing there is nothing out there for you. A hopelessness. I want to believe that despite those odds of growing up in such a place, there is still hope. I leave it up to the audience: Is this young man beyond saving?

Category: Drama.
Themes: Family, Crime.

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