Hayden Abbott

A kid living in a suburb recalls his tragic memory of a family member. The following film was made for the 2024 teen film challenge.

In Ohio, late 2004, after a young religious fanatic Joshua Tinsman (Brennan Abbott) celebrates his 18th birthday. He is then forced into committing crimes by his preacher Ron Tinsman Jr. (Aaron Hickman) that he doesn't want to follow through on. Years of indoctrination and influence from his friends discourages him from leaving. After all, it's the ideology that he and his childhood friend Stephen grew up with since birth. How can you leave something you spent your whole life working towards? Loosely based on a true story.