TRUANT

an AFI thesis film

synopsis

Grace is a jaded social worker, struggling with burnout and the demands of ​her job. She’s called to a house in the middle of nowhere to do a wellness ​check on Ashton, who hasn’t been seen in school for several weeks. When she ​arrives at the house, the place appears deserted and Ashton throws rocks at ​her before disappearing into the wilderness. When the police say they can do ​nothing, Grace is ready to give up herself.


But the discovery of an abandoned automobile pulls her back to the house to ​try to bring him out. Over the next day and night, she forges a tenuous and ​fraught connection with the mute Ashton, building up trust in fits and starts until ​he finally shows her the body of his mother in the basement, where she had ​died from an accident. Together they conduct a small ceremony to lay her ​body to rest, and then the drive away, listening to his favorite music.

filmmakers

Roby Wholey

DIRECTOR

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Carl Rennie

PRODUCER

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Dan Debry

CINEMATOGRAPHER

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Joey Cao

EDITOR

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Contact

Tel. 530-848-9625

Email: truant@truantfilm.com

Instagram: @truantfilm