Writer, Director, DP, Editor: Joseph Morris
Producer: Jordan Hubacz
Talent: Harrison Stone, Princeton Drake, Joel Wickizer, Christ’ian Ramone, Derek Santiago
Location Sound: Nicholas Moore
PA: Brenton Lampkin
After the death of his mother, Vic finds himself unraveling beneath the surface—burdened by a fractured family, familial responsibilities, and a storm of unresolved anger. What begins as a seemingly casual evening among old friends escalates into a violent confrontation, revealing emotional fissures and misunderstandings that have long simmered between Vic and his closest companions.
Only Justin, a friend whose life appears perfect on the outside, dares to stay. As the two men face each other under parking lot lights, buried insecurities and comparisons resurface. What follows is not a rescue, but a reckoning; an unguarded, deeply human conversation about pain, purpose, and the invisible armor men wear just to survive.
Closer Than a Brother is a raw and intimate portrait of friendship strained by pride, masculinity, and grief. With restrained yet powerful storytelling, it explores the beauty and burden of being needed, and the quiet courage it takes to simply stay.