Mother and Brother

2015, USA, Director: Dustin Cook, Producers: Taylor Harrington and Chad Schultz; 17 min.

Two brothers grapple with their abusive mother’s terminal illness in very different ways. While the older brother sacrifices his personal life to oversee her day-to-day care, the younger brother seeks escape through marriage. As the three engage in a venomous dance of dependence, obligation, and guilt, they expose the true cost of breaking away.