The Dress

The Dress

Thoughts are free, freedom is you

2020 · 7 min · Family

While spending the day at his grandfather’s, Jordan’s eye catches a fragment of green cotton trapped in between the doors of a closet. When he opens the closet, he is mesmerized by a beautiful green dress. He puts on the dress. He feels empowered by this new look, but his grandpa comes in only to crush his moment of happiness. He lectures Jordan that dresses are only for girls and goes to take it off of him, but in the midst of the altercation, he tears the fabric.

Directed by Ethan Ardalan · Written by Cintia Nakashima

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