Student Short Film
Mom
Directed by 
Austin Foxx
AFIN 2021 Nominee
- 2021
- 30m
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USA - English
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Synopsis
William Grace is a twelve year old boy, who lives with his mother Emily and his two younger siblings Alex 8 and Aurora 6. William arrives home on the last day of school, to find his mother dead of a drug overdose in her bedroom. Fearing that the border patrol will come and take him and his siblings away, like he saw happening on the news to immigrant families. He decides to hide her death and take on the role of “Mom” to keep his family together. But the tables are quickly turned when he finds out that being the adult isn’t all it is cutout to be. With juggling book club, shopping, cooking, bills and two younger kids it’s more than one boy can handle!
Director's Statement
My name is Austin Foxx and I’m 15 years old. Mom is a great story of love, family and working together to overcome tragedy. It is because of stories I saw on the news about families being separated, that I wanted to write this short film. It gives me an opportunity to give a kids perspective on families being torn apart, the affects that drug abuse has and what the media can do to a young child’s way of thinking.
What makes this one special
- 4 awards at other festivals2020 American Youth Film Festival · 2019 Content19 Film Festival · 2019 Mindfield Film Festival and 1 more
- Programmed at 8 other festivalsAcross 2 countries
- A first-time filmmaker
- A student film
Also selected at
4 awards, 2 finalist placings, 2 official selections across 8 other festivals
- Winner2020 American Youth Film Festival
- Winner2019 Content19 Film Festival
- Winner2019 Mindfield Film Festival
- Winner2019 The Next Level International Film Festival
- Finalist2018 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
- Finalist2018 Script and Storyboard Showcase
- Selection2019 Austin Micro Short Film Festival
- Selection2019 Mesa International Film Festival
Recorded by the filmmaker on their entry.
Director's Biography
Austin Foxx Director
Austin Foxx is an emerging young talent with credits as diverse as his abilities. He is best known for the role of Perry in Ciarán Foy's feature horror film Eli on Netflix. Austin's first role was playing the Young Gary Ridgway on The Reelz Chanel Murder Made Me Famous, The Green River Killer episode. At age twelve Austin became an award winning Writer, Director and Actor for his short film "Mom", having won the Film of The Year at the American Youth Film Festival, The Gold Award for Best Short Film at the Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque and Best Filmmaker Award at the CMA Content 19. He is also one of the youngest Finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards and one of the youngest Semi Finalist in the Script and Storyboard Showcase. He received international recognition for his work when he won The Rising Star Award at The Next Level International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia. Austin was born in Orange, CA and lived there until the age of three, when he moved to Texas with his family. Where he started studying acting at age ten. Austin currently resides in the Atlanta, GA area.