Chetty and Paper (30s) are two brothers who refuse to grow up. But due to unforeseen circumstances, they are now in charge of their nephew, HALLELUJAH (13), a strange, book-quoting, black boy and their quiet niece, Lila (7). Sitting in the backyard, supposedly watching their niece and nephew, the two brothers become so distracted that they do not notice when Hallelujah attempts suicide. What follows is a funny, moving story about family and the people we have left behind and the people who are still with us.

Victor Gabriel

Growing up in poverty, Victor Gabriel realized that water in Corn Flakes doesn't taste as bad as you think it would. He wandered without a home before eventually ending up in Compton, CA. A black male writer/director and recent MFA graduate of AFI Conservatory, he has turned to filmmaking as a way for him to wrestle with his own suffering as well as the suffering of others. He holds an MA in Clinical Psychology and has been working as a Marriage and Family Therapist with survivors of trauma in Compton/Watts/South Central for the past several years. His short film, BLACK BOYS CAN'T CRY, is currently being shown in festivals. His favorite movie is Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN. He likes Red Vines and thinks Twizzlers are trash: big FACTS.