Short film

The Stream

2023 · 24 min

A quiet, bittersweet road trip that simmers with unspoken family tension and the ache of leaving home behind.

Overview: When a first generation American son learns of his Russian immigrant father's financial catastrophe, he reluctantly agrees to one last tumultuous trip to their beloved family lake house before it's sold.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, immigration, grief, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
immigration
grief
identity
betrayal
Places: road trip
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sam Dubin
Written by: Sam Dubin
Starring: Sam Dubin, Ivan Logvinov, Alexey Pyekh, Katya Pyekh, Santiago Bukovsky, Delaney Cavanagh
Runtime: 24 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Russian