THE WAY HOME

Short Film

Director: Carl Stella

Two strangers come together over a cigarette on a rooftop looking out at Tokyo tower. YUKI, a gay college student, struggles to deal with the fact her first real love with MAYA has come to an end. With the disconnect at home, and the hopelessness she now feels, she finds herself waiting to jump. SATORU, a middle aged man, whose passion has been to continue dancing with his former lover CHIE, is confronted by her feelings for a new man. With his inability to accept change, and move forward, SATORU has a violent confrontation which changes things forever. Does YUKI jump? Does SATORU lose himself completely? For better or worse, anything can happen on the way home.