In Absence | Short Film
A quiet son on the cusp of adolescence becomes the fragile glue holding his shattered family together after his mother’s sudden death—until a heart-wrenching misunderstanding forces him to shoulder the blame after his grieving father’s existential standoff with a silent God.
A short film starring Christopher James Baker (Ozark, True Detective, Boy Swallows Universe), Jack LaTorre (Nine Perfect Strangers, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart), Ron Kelly (Joe vs Carol, Darby & Joan, Safe Harbour), Murran Kain (Elvis, Ticket to Paradise).
Featured on Beyond the Short, Campaign Brief and on The Stable.
Winner: Best Drama Film, Ignite Film Festival 2024 (UK).
Winner Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor, Christopher James Baker, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Winner Grand Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Nominee Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024 (Oscar Qualifying, USA)
Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (BAFTA Qualifiying, UK)
Nominated Best Original Score Romford Film Festival 2025 (UK)
Nominated Best Actor Christopher James Baker, Romford Film Festival (UK)
Official Selection Heart of Gold Film Festival 2024 (AU)
IN ABSENCE TRAILER
“A truly refined work of visual storytelling…a cinematic marvel and deeply moving.”
“Grief is such a difficult subject to get right in a short film and it has been done with such beautiful subtlety. This is outstanding filmmaking!”
Ignite Judging Panel
“An amazing, poignant film with incredible production values about an important subject of loss.”
Leslee Scallon Founder Dances With Films LA/NY