Designer’s Game

Designer’s Game

Design to survive.

PG-13 2023 · 13 min · Crime

Designer’s Game is a crime drama short film that follows a young broke graphic designer into the descent of a life of crime working in the deep web in the city of Chicago. With a new-found life with easy money, he thinks all is okay until a client comes back, but not in the way he thinks.

Directed by Carlos Lerma · Written by Carlos Lerma

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