WHY is about a guy named Traci who wants to pursue his passion, but the people closest to him are the ones holding him back. I wrote this to depict the struggles that young, driven people of color can often face when they lack genuine support.



DIRECTOR & WRITER Tim Austin

DIR. OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Rountree

FIRST AD Ben Middlekauff

AUDIO ENGINEER Peter Brown

TRACI Jordan J Adams

STACIE Valerie Donaldson

DON Patrick Heraghty

JAY Anthony Goss

CASTING BY David O’Hara

PRODUCED BY Rushod Weathersbee

EDITED BY Daniel Monserat

SCORE BY Sebastian Winter

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