After receiving the early morning news of his younger brother’s murder, a mourning barber pushes through the muddy waters of grief to find the courage to do the impossible - give his brother one last cut.

Part of our Short Narratives 2: THE WORLD Program

Director Monty Cole

Director's Statement:

For this film, we talked a lot about how to create moments of listening. While making it, we were constantly listening for moments to center the community, allow them to truly be themselves, speak for themselves and give the world the opportunity to listen to them.

There's a suffering that's happening in Toledo, Ohio but there's also a groundswell of healing that has come from inside the community. It's incredible to watch and we're so thankful that this opportunity for us all to stop and listen to Toledo.

Director's Bio:

Monty Cole is an award-winning theatre and film writer-director from Oak Park, IL. He has directed for theatres across the country and his plays include American Teenager and Black Like Me, an adaptation of the 1961 novel.

Cole is currently an Artist in Residence at the Center for New Performance, a fellow at Hermitage Artist Retreat and a Research Scholar of the Bridge to Faculty program at UIC.

This past Summer, Cole directed three short films: SIX FEET APART by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Isaac Gomez, SONS OF TOLEDO, written by Cole and Matt Foss, and his own short, WHOLE. Monty has a BA in Theatre Studies from Emerson College and an MFA Directing degree from the California Institute of the Arts.