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In a quiet, decaying world, a devoted son named John does everything he can to care for his dying mother. As mysterious threats linger outside and her memory slowly fades, he faces a heartbreaking decision to protect her from suffering.

"Mom" is a poignant indie short film about love, sacrifice, and human connection during the end of the world.

⏱️ Runtime: 11 Minutes
🎭 Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Post-Apocalyptic

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Transcript
01:30Was there anything good on the radio today?
01:33Nope.
01:34Same as every day, just salesmen and jack preachers.
01:43There you go.
01:45I bet I did find this.
01:52Oh, John, your father used to pick these for me whenever I was sick.
01:58He'd prick his fingers so badly I'd have to spend more time looking after him than he did of me.
02:17There must be all this dust.
02:19I'll do something about it after I'm done with lunch.
02:22Have you slept?
02:24Yeah, I was just napping downstairs, same as you.
02:33Same as you.
04:14I heard the crash earlier.
04:17It was nothing.
04:19Probably just a tree falling over or something.
04:22Did you see one fall?
04:23No, I didn't, but you heard it just as clear as I did, right?
04:28Just a tree.
04:32Oh, God.
04:34Not again.
04:35Please.
04:37I can't help you.
04:40I hurt.
04:42I hurt.
04:44You know what it can happen.
04:47Oh, God.
04:49Oh, God.
04:52Oh, God.
04:54See?
04:55Look.
04:56Look.
04:57It's fine.
04:57Look.
04:59I'm scared.
05:01I know.
05:02I'm scared.
05:02I know, Mom, but I got it.
05:05And I'm going to take care of you, okay, so...
05:13Here, it's okay.
05:31Let's go.
05:37Let's do it.
06:38Mom?
06:41You shouldn't be out of bed.
06:44I need to rest.
06:45I need to get out of here.
06:47I've been in here too long.
06:49I hate to feel the sun.
06:51It would do us both some good to just sit outside for a while.
06:56The cans, they were...
06:58I heard them.
07:02Let me get some things together.
07:11I remember when your grandfather built this place.
07:14He was so proud of his work.
07:16He built the whole thing himself.
07:19My mother used to worry sick about him back here by himself.
07:31I can't see his face anymore.
07:37It's just holes in everything.
07:42It's okay, Mom.
07:43It's not okay.
07:45I can't remember my father's face.
07:47No matter how hard I try.
07:51It's not just him.
07:53Everything's starting to feel gray in my head.
07:57I can remember asking you to bring me out here, but I can't remember how I got downstairs.
08:04We knew that this might happen.
08:07Look, I don't want to forget them.
08:11God, I'm trying so hard.
08:13But they just keep slipping away.
08:18Please, don't forget their faces, John.
08:23No matter what happens.
08:26Yeah, um...
08:30Maybe...
08:32Maybe we should go back inside.
09:04How are you feeling?
09:08Very thin.
09:12I...
09:12I have some sandwiches ready for lunch when you're hungry.
09:18It's okay, my love.
09:20No.
09:21No, no, it's not...
09:22It's not okay.
09:25I...
09:26I don't know what to do.
09:28Okay, I...
09:30I can't stop it.
09:32I...
09:32I couldn't stop it.
09:35I...
09:35You did everything you could.
09:39I tried so hard...
09:42To make things better.
09:43I just...
09:44I can't.
09:45Mom, I...
09:47I'm sorry.
09:50Don't you be sorry.
09:52You did everything you could.
09:55I'm so proud of you, John.
09:59Mother couldn't ask for more in a song.
10:05I love you, Mom.
10:07I love you, too.
10:09Yeah.
10:11That's nice.
10:13Yeah.
10:14Yeah.
10:22No.
10:28I can't.
10:44Uh-oh.

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