The entirety of the film unfolds within the same physical space of a basketball court where the dribbling and scored baskets come to stand for the metaphorical dueling between Coach Pickle and his stepson and star player Mitch. Amidst the many rigorous moves, the resentful, bitter equation is laid bare for the viewer to witness in all its nuances and complications. 

The tussle between what one wishes to do and what one is forced to do is portrayed with sincerity. Both performances do justice to the screenplay and demands of the script. While sometimes the dramatic element threatens to border into the extreme, the film does eventually reign it back in, to eventually achieve a single, cohesive whole. 
 At the end of it all, ‘Tiny, Texas’ presents an uplifting story of perseverance, crucial battles, with the most formidable adversary - those we love, and sometimes even the self, and finally finding a way to never let go of a dream. 

Note: This short film is a proof-of-concept for a feature film of the same title shooting in March 2025.

Tiny, Texas | Spotlight

The world of the film presents a bleak reality, but one with its moral compass firmly in place. It opens with a grim scene defined by illness, followed by a gory entrant who is covered in blood from head to toe. 

The layers are peeled gradually, employing a movement between past and present which finally reveals how this father-son duo found themselves located in this circumstance. The film builds its world with utmost care and attention to detail. The narrative ropes in ideas of right and wrong, and standing up for what you believe in. However these boundaries might not always be neatly defined and sometimes the cost of pursuing justice can be a little too high, underlines the film. 

The storytelling exhibits vision and deep potential which leaves the door open for more endeavors that should definitely be explored and shared in the future. There is a slight loosening of finesse in the overall production value, but one which is easy to overlook in the face of the world-building and narratorial progression already presented in the form of the end result.

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