
THE TIES THAT BIND

The Ties That Bind
Elaine supports both her son and her habit the only way she knows how. Her son, Tristan, protects her the only way he knows how, on the front porch with his trusty brick. After telling Tristan she plans to spend her recent payday on her next fix, he reminds her again that he needs new shoes for school. Elaine angrily decides to burden her son with the guilt of placing herself in harm’s way in order to provide him with the shoes.
When things go awry, Tristan tries to be supportive only to become a victim of more of his mother’s guilt. The overwhelming remorse he feels prevents him from going through with buying the new shoes, only to return home to find his mother bleeding out from an attempted suicide. After saving her life, Tristan is forced to examine his own life and decide whether or not he wants to continue to be her savior, or decide to finally save himself.



JACOB MORAN

LAURA WHITELY

DAVID AFFLICK

JOE VINGI

COURTNEY RUSH

DENISE MONTEIRO
The Crew Who Made This Film Possible
Luc Ung – Director of Photography | Enver Perez – Editor | Nicholas Natale – Sound Recording & Mixing | Joshua Duncan – Colorist | Dawn Periquito & Shayna Passaretti – Hair & Make-Up | Garrett Clare – BTS Footage | JD Fernando Acha Jr. – 1st Assistant Camera | Forrest Shearer – 2nd Assistant Camera | Matt Iacono – Gaffer | Jonathan Charles – Key Grip | Marlee Schulman & Ariel Hackworth – Production Assistants


THOMMY KANE

Bojan Vanovac
A very impressive short film that I would love to see turned into a feature.
-Ted Field






THE TIES THAT BIND