Father & Sun

Some say family is everything. Some say family are just people we are assigned to. Trey Amana, a forty-something, hardworking father of two, discovered his dad's death five years ago on the day after Christmas. Although Trey has grieved and prioritized his mental health, holiday music and decorations trigger painful memories. In hopes of taking the final step toward healing and saving extra cash for his Christmas-obsessed kids, Trey decides to close down his late father's storage unit once and for all. Trey discovers a journal, written during his father's college years, where his dad reveals an outrageous family secret. With Christmas dinner scheduled at Trey's home this year and droves of family members en-route, Trey is burdened by the need for answers and producing a hospitable Christmas. Father & Sun explores how secrets and motivations from the past can have negative generational impact. Some say lies protect, some say lies destroy, against the backdrop of the world’s most famous holiday, Father & Sun observes the stakes of sweeping situations under the rug or risking everything to reroute history. Father & Sun contemplates life in the shadows or life standing on the Sun and the spiritual, emotional, mental effect on heirs.