Short film

Betta Fish

2026 · 15 min

A quiet, tender short that sits with a young woman's sudden responsibility and the ache of a future quietly rewritten.

Overview: After her mother disappears, a recent college graduate becomes her younger sister’s caretaker and must reconsider the future she had planned.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, coming-of-age, grief
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
coming-of-age
grief
identity
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none