"An absorbing, beautifully and tenderly absurd, heart-breaking narrative...It is a truly gripping story, told in lean, hard athletic prose...magnificent." -Your Mom

This is a film just about every highschool filmmaker should see. Honored to be a part of this production

This is the same BS I went through 60 years ago when my parents told me that I needed to get a “real” job. One that had a steady paycheck every week and benefits. That’s the way things were done back then and I put my foot in the trap. I was told the arts and entertainment field was not reliable and you never know where your next meal is coming from. I retired a year ago from a steady paycheck and benefits. Every time I see somebody carrying a violin case, guitar case, wheeling a cello down the street, or loading a drum set in the car I could kick myself in the ass. I took a path that pleased somebody else and not myself. I’m the only one to blame for that. The only positive thing that came out of the direction I took is my beautiful daughter of 23 reminding me that if I stayed music, she wouldn’t be here. I didn’t need to hear that. I watch her as she takes the direction she wants to go, despite everybody else’s opinion. Bravo for her. I constantly remind her it’s her life. She can do what she wants and the only person that has the answer for her decisions is her.

Anyone who has been pushed toward a career path they didn't want can appreciate the importance letting young people find their own way. Even if they cannot achieve their goal, it is better than waking two decades later miserable, feeling stuck, and wondering what if...

Really beautiful. Informative and gripping. Very personal to me as a musician. Thank you

Really beautiful short movie, it really pulled me in. Congrats!

Excellent.

10/10 truly a magnificent piece of cinema - Dick Sweat Deodorant

I felt this one! Bravo!

Been there. I imploded.

as a pianist, this one hit home. luckily for i avoided the concert pianist career path and choose to not take classes at the New England conservatory at age 12. This is an excellent low budget short film with a powerful narrative, great job!

Kind of reminds of Whiplash, especially the scene where his lady friend walks out of the room similar to how Niemann breaks up with his girlfriend to pursue his musical career.

Thank you xx

It's a great short film. It was so attention-catching that I felt that there should be a continuation, to have a full motion picture. I felt is stopped too short of telling the whole story.

What has The Fabelmans and Whiplash taught us? Obsession i the key to be one of the greats

Great film! Loved it!

Спасибо!

Tysm for making this

WELL DONE, PIANIST PERFORMER👏👏

this is so good omg

So real

my boy getting shaded under a money tree

If you got it, you got it. If you didn’t, sadly you didn’t.

Scriabin for the elevator

im crying

Im starting a film cub this year and I wanted to know where you got a camera that nice?

Extremely well done with great acting and sumptuous music. But we want to know: DID HE GET IN? Did he get the scholarship so his parents can afford to send him?

加油⛽️

Beautiful film but why can we never get the endings to most of these?

dr v is the best actor

English is not my mother tongue, i don't understand what exactly is the message behind. Can you explain your perspective of the short, please?

I didn't get what is the moral from this short film 😢

I don’t believe this film is award winning but I digress