NIGHT SESSION | short film | 11 mins.

When a burglar unexpectedly runs into a homeowner during a theft, the robbery morphs into a makeshift therapy session, with the burglar helping the homeowner process his impending divorce – all while the homeowner helps to rob his own apartment.

Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2024 (Academy Award Qualifier) – WINNER: Comedy Audience Choice Award
Cleveland International Film Festival 2025 (Academy Award Qualifier) – RUNNER-UP: Audience Award for Best Overall Short Film
SOHO International Film Festival 2024 – WINNER: Audience Award for Best Short Film or Series
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival 2025 – WINNER: Audience Choice Award for Best Fiction Short
Mystic Film Festival 2024 – WINNER: Audience Choice Narrative Film Award & Best Narrative Short Screenplay
Block Island Film Festival 2025 – WINNER: Best Short Film (Psychological Comedy)
BIG Festivalowski International Short Film Competition 2025 (Poland) – WINNER: Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award
Austin Film Festival 2024 (Academy Award Qualifier)
HollyShorts Monthly Screenings 2025
Omeleto (Official Selection)
Heartland International Film Festival 2024
Naples International Film Festival 2024 (Opening Night Selection)
Bushwick Film Festival 2024
Short Com International Film & Animation Festival 2024
Big Apple Film Festival 2024
Walla Walla Movie Crush 2025
Funcinema Festival Internacional de Cine de Comedia 2025 (Argentina)
Arena Theater Short Film Festival 2024
Lake County Film Festival 2024
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Award-Winning Shorts Night 2025

Starring Richard Kind, Joe Miles, Christiana Lopez, and David Ebert
Directed by Ballard C. Boyd
Written by David Bizzaro & Ballard C. Boyd
Produced by Clara Peterson and Ballard C. Boyd
Associate Producers – Rahul H. Parikh & Keenan Johnson
Unit Production Manager – Rahul H. Parikh
Assistant Director – Clara Peterson
Production Designer – Maggie Mahlock
Costume Designer – Blair Freeman
Makeup Artist – Becca Low
Music by Matt Mahaffey
Gaffer – Duell Davis
Key Grip – George Haley
VFX by Andro Buneta
Assistant Camera – Ronnie Gilmore
Sound Recordists – Yves Armond & Chris Cadawas
Production Assistants – Falon Veccia & Jose Armando 
Cinematography & Editing by Ballard C. Boyd