Two estranged brothers are forced together to search for their mother after a deadly storm hits their hometown. Tensions rise as old grudges haunt the two, leading one brother to a fatal mistake. 

Created as a collaborative senior thesis project in 2018, The Storm is an award-winning 10-minute student film. The film is a short drama that explores the consequences of unchecked anger and festering grudges. Utilizing a dark plot, color palette, decaying scenery and nature symbolism, The Storm attempts to tell the story of a man who ends up making a fatal choice in his desperation.

The Storm also sets out to tell a dark story with a dark, messy resolution. Not every story has a happy ending, and, with undertones of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, we wanted to leave our story unresolved. 

I served alongside my good friend and fellow filmmaker, Benjamin Crane, who wrote and directed The Storm. If you would like to see more of Ben's work, you can find his website here.