A Teaching Game
A young man grapples with a life-changing decision between his ambition and his relationship with the girl he loves as he confronts himself in the bathroom mirror of his apartment; he cannot have both. This internal struggle to choose either to pursue his career as a young artist or to follow the love of his life as she moves away for college is neatly paralleled with an intricate match of the traditional Chinese board game 'Go', played out between an old man and a young boy. In the end he will ultimately make his choice, but which one will he choose? More importantly, which one will he leave behind?
- Runtime
- 25m
- Released
- 2012
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
A young man grapples with a life-changing decision between his ambition and his relationship with the girl he loves as he confronts himself in the bathroom mirror of his apartment; he cannot have both. This internal struggle to choose either to pursue his career as a young artist or to follow the love of his life as she moves away for college is neatly paralleled with an intricate match of the traditional Chinese board game 'Go', played out between an old man and a young boy. In the end he will ultimately make his choice, but which one will he choose? More importantly, which one will he leave behind?
Top credits
- Mitchell Przybilla — Young Man
- Grace Miazga — Girl
- Gerald Mason — Old Man
- Daniel Finlaison — Boy