A2. Best Acting (Nominee)
Young Burden
From Marcus Savelio
"A 17-year-old caught between adolescence and adulthood spends a night drinking with his mates to forget the pressure of fatherhood. When he stumbles home drunk to Maia and their newborn son, Nikau, his immaturity collides head-on with the reality of responsibility. Confronted by Maia’s disappointment and her father’s anger, Braydon must face the shame of his actions and decide whether he can grow up before he loses everything.
Young Burden explores what it means to become a man too soon, and the weight of trying to do right by the people you love when you’re still figuring yourself out."