ELIAS

“On the night of his 21st birthday, a Korean-American son burdened by years of silent sacrifice spirals through Koreatown – haunted by the fear of becoming the father who left, and desperate to know if letting go is the only way to finally keep his promise to stay.”

Synopsis

Elias has always done what's expected – work late, take care of his younger brother, keep his head down. But when his mother discovers he's been accepted to NYU, a brutal fight erupts, cracking open years of buried tension. He storms out into the streets of Koreatown, guilt and anger colliding in his chest. Over the course of one long night, he drifts through the city, haunted by flashbacks of love, pressure, and unspoken shame. What begins as escape becomes a reckoning – with who he is, who he promised to be, and whether walking away means abandoning his family... or finally choosing himself.