"Borrowed Time" is a short film written, directed and edited as part of a collaborative filmmaking project, running approximately five minutes across four acts. The film follows Matthew, a young man trapped between a drug debt he cannot pay and a sister he is desperate to protect, building toward an ending that refuses easy resolution.
Beyond the script, the project was a hands-on exercise in turning dramatic intention into visual language — working with available light to build claustrophobia and tension within a single location, making editing choices that serve rhythm and emotional pacing rather than just continuity, and directing performers toward naturalistic, restrained performances that let the silences do the work. The process also meant coordinating a group production, dividing responsibilities, making creative decisions collectively and keeping a shared vision coherent from page to screen.
Skills applied: directing, editing, lighting, screenwriting, story structure, and collaborative production as part of a group filmmaking team.
