Summer’s End

Narrative short · 2024

A chance match on a dating app exposes a young man’s father and the double life he has been hiding. Forced to look at his father’s drinking and infidelity, he has to face how much of it he sees in his own self-destructive habits.

Awards

Best Director, Summer Shorts Fest
Best LGBTQ Short, Macon Film Festival
Best Actor, Hub City Film Festival
Best Cinematography, Hub City Film Festival

Festivals

HollyShorts (world premiere), Woodstock, Cucalorus, Bolton International (UK premiere), Anchorage, Middlebury New Filmmakers, Yellowstone International, Filmfort, Las Cruces International

Behind the scenes

The Making of Summer’s End, written and narrated by Mesha Maren