Narrative short / 2026 / 7 min 5 sec
The Mind Is Not Yours
A grieving father confronts a government official over a concealed technology that can influence the human mind. His demand for the truth becomes a test of the morality he once believed in.
Writer / Director / Editor / Lead Actor
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Grief · Power · Complicity
When conviction becomes a threat.
An encounter across a desk begins with questions of duty and morality. A recovered recording turns the argument into something personal: a daughter’s testimony, a government’s secrets, and a father who can no longer separate justice from grief.
The film brings its larger political world into an intimate confrontation. Dialogue, close views of the performers, and the interruption of the recorded message shift the balance of power within the room.



Selected credits
- Writing, direction & cinematography
- Anderson Tavares-Garcia
- Assistant camera
- Liam Breden
- Makeup
- Emily Bratten & Liam Breden
- Captain Rivera
- Anderson Tavares-Garcia
- Press Secretary Preston
- Michayne Weber
- Jessica Rivera
- Emily Bratten
- Secret Service Agent
- Eizaenirys Allende Quiñones
- President Dawson
- Olivia Leemon