The Boys Outside

A music teacher in Winnipeg, Canada connects with her burglar.

A short film by A.J. Riggins.

At wit’s end, an embattled teenager finds a solution to his family’s misery.

After a decade apart, two old friends, John and Brent, reminisce over drinks and remember the good ole days of their past. As the drinks flow, Brent takes the opportunity to apologize for his family’s racist tendencies, revealing why their friendship became so estranged. When they switch from beers to something a little stronger, we learn that John’s true intentions weren’t just to catch up with an old friend.

On his final day at the gym that raised him, a young boxer prepares to say goodbye to the only home he's ever known, stepping into the ring one last time before chasing greatness at the famous Delphi Boxing Academy.