the moments a phone steals — a two-minute film
Be here.
A quiet voice walks you through three thefts happening in one ordinary house — a daughter's twirl her mother almost saw, a woman's sense of her own worth, and the six inches of bed between two people who promised each other forever. It never lectures and it never shames. It just proves an afternoon was stolen — then hands the evening back: tonight is still here.
No dialogue to learn — the whole film is behavior, shot MOS like a high-end ad film. One home location in Westside Cleveland, Ohio. Every role gets its graded footage back within 30 days of wrap, in writing.
The whole film is her face.
A lead role with zero lines to learn — subtle, real behavior: scroll, look up, remember. Cinematic, golden-hour, voiceover-driven. It ends in hope, not a lecture.
~6 hours total · two evenings + one Sunday morning
One hour. One scene. One unforgettable frame.
A face lit by a phone in the dark — and the hand that finally reaches back. No dialogue, mostly silhouette, all mood. The easiest reel upgrade you'll ever shoot.
One evening · ~60 minutes
Can she twirl?
Told from the kid's side. Her whole "role": twirl in a tutu, make pancakes, do a cartwheel — she never says a line, she just plays. A parent is beside the camera the entire time and approves every frame before anything is shared.
Two short visits · 45 minutes max each
Three evenings. Natural light. No sound department.
A 2-minute, VO-driven short, fully storyboarded before day one — golden-hour kitchen, practical phone-glow night scenes, one overhead rig, one handheld POV. Shot on phone or your rig — DP's call. Zero rigging, zero lights, zero sound dept.
Three short sessions · food on me, every one
Score the moment she finally looks up.
Sparse, minor-key felt piano that strips to silence three times — then turns major for the last 30 seconds. Reference brief ready; you write to a locked picture. Full "Music by" title-card credit.
~2 minutes of music · remote · 1–2 week timeline
Know someone?
The whole film gets made on shares. Grab a flyer and post it in a local actors' group, a film-school board, or a theater green room.
Five printable flyers · 1080 × 1350