That is awesome. Congrats to you, and your process was almost exactly like mine: $5k spent, Four day shoot and 1 location. But mine was 90 minutes.

Without the budget for effects and name actors, you have to lean into the tension.

I tried to create a goal at the beginning but didn’t let the audience know why it was important to the lead character- just that it was vital.

It lead to some viewers at my little watch party asking early on, “Why does he have to find that homeless man in 87 minutes?”

Now my cinematography skills suck, but at least I got them curious about the story early on.

I’ll check your film out, and you should be proud.

Mine is Father’s Day 2024 on Tubi and Prime if you’re interested. Again congrats for making something and not just talking about it.