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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.

Press Secretary Preston during the confrontation
01 / The Mind Is Not Yours
Captain Rivera in The Mind Is Not Yours
02 / The Mind Is Not Yours
Jessica Rivera in a recovered video recording
03 / The Mind Is Not Yours

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
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