Synopsis
As graduates look toward their future and throw their caps into a rainy sky, an inquisitive man looms over Yu, a young child, asking her the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Suddenly, a doctor and an artist appear on forked tracks, a train approaching in the distance. Having control over a lever with the power to switch the train’s direction, she refuses to sacrifice one occupation for the other. However, her indecision won’t stop the train. She must decide whether to follow the path laid out by the adults around her or to steer toward a future that’s entirely her own.
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- Country of Filming
- United States
- Shooting Format
- Digital
- Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
- Film Color
- Color
- First-time Filmmaker
- Yes
- Student Project
- Yes - Middle Tennessee State University
- Are you a film student, and was this film created as part of a school or student learning experience?
- Yes — Student Film: Created by a student enrolled in a school, college, university, or film program as part of their academic coursework or learning experience.
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Festival history
| Year | Section | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | International | Applied |

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