" This story intends on examining the complex relationship between a single parent and their only child as both seek understanding and approval of one another's point of view. As the title states, the film primarily deals with the thematic idea of acceptance, and the ability to overcome preconceived judgments formed from past events in order to dictate not only the future of the other but the future of themselves. 

Growing up an only child, I have experienced multiple sides of family conflict and never had a sibling to take my side in any feuds or debates. In most cases, each of the members in our three-person family unit had strong notions regarding attitude, conduct, and beliefs (both politically and morally). Any deviation from what one of the superior family members (my mother or father) holds true would result in contention, but in most cases these issues are not addressed but rather subdued, only to come to a head at another point in time. A lot of the major fights between my parents and I have started over unresolved problems from the past. Within those altercations, there is typically a lot of truth revealed about how the other person is feeling about the way a person carries and displays themselves. At school, I would converse with my peers. I would vent to my peers and found that they also experienced similar frustrations at home. A primary reason for this film being conceived is as a result of these issues and addressing how

repressing emotions or opinions between loved ones, especially family, is prone to creating friction in the future. 

While there could be an argument that there is a defined protagonist and antagonist in the script, the dynamic is blurred so there really is no character that represents pure good or pure evil. While Jeane may be wrong in intercepting her son’s CD demos, she does so with the intent of protecting him from having to endure a possibly rough and harmful future. Jeane is ultimately in the wrong for not being open with Tristan, but this can be difficult for her as Tristan outright retaliates against her and treats Jeane as more of a warden than a parent. My hope is that viewers of the short can debate whom they believed was more reasonable and morally right, but above all, I hope this film can create an open conversation between families, particularly parents and their children, and create a stronger bond for them as a unit."