Leave in Lurch

2020, 10 minutes

This is a gang film about the dysfunctional relationship between a father and daughter.

When Jason dies in a robbery gone wrong, Abdul pushes Bilal to take revenge on the man who took his life. The visitation of his daughter, Ava, enlightens difficulties between his decisions to do the right thing and falling back into his mainstream gangster life. Deciding to get rid of this last threat as a means to straighten his life, Bilal meets an untimely end through the betrayal of once trusted Abdul. Thus, leaving Ava alone to find an empty house and a stolen necklace, once mistakenly thought to provide a secure life.

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