Single father Ted surprises his sixteen-year-old daughter Maria with a pre-owned car for her birthday, hoping to make up for years of struggling to balance work and parenting alone. But Maria's reaction isn't what he expected—she's disgusted by the "used" gift and demands the expensive BMW she specifically requested instead. When Ted tries to explain the financial reality of their situation, Maria accuses him of not listening to her needs and storms off in anger. As tensions escalate between father and daughter, Maria makes increasingly reckless decisions that put her safety at risk, while Ted grapples with fears about potential job loss and his ability to provide for his family. What begins as a birthday disappointment spirals into a confrontation that forces both to confront painful truths about grief, expectations, and what it really means to show love and gratitude in a single-parent household.

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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Rishi Jethi
Producer: Namitha Palasamudram
Writer: Alex Alipio Jocson
Director: Alex Alipio Jocson
Head Director of Photography: Drew Howard
Second Director of Photography: Malick Sanneh, JJ Miller
Editor: Raphael Calicdan, Frederick Calicdan
Audio: Jackson Lennon
Assistant Director: Matthew Nelson, Quyne Mariah Vu, Kyle Dimick
Production Assistant: Alfredo Sanchez, Paris Hernandez, Sam Yokel, Tyler Nguyen
Sound Design: Ivan Vus

Actors:
Maria Young - Jayden Fernando
Ted Young - Alfred Spielmann
Sydney - Brooke Fisher
Rhea - Lindsay Lemmer
Ms. Olsen - Shelli Sherman
Jack - Jeremy Tinaco
Officer Callahan - Jim Woodbury

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