Tonight is the last night for Rocco in his Rhode Island hometown before leaving to study photography in New York, and he and his girlfriend Sofia have decided that they will continue dating in a long distance relationship. But as the night drags on, Rocco begins to second guess what he really wants - is he willing to give up everything that he's ever known in order to follow his dreams? Through music, Rocco's struggle comes to life around him, making this choice all the more real and terrifying.

Narrative Short | 30 minutes

Director Biography - Peter Mancuso

Peter Mancuso is a filmmaker and producer from Rhode Island currently based in Jackson Heights, NY. After writing and directing several short plays in high school, he moved to New York and received his BFA in Film & Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, with minors in both Producing and Business. While writing and directing his own films, he spent much of his time in college producing other students' projects totaling about a dozen in just under two years. His education and experience culminated with his thesis film "Suburban Fantasy," a semi-autobiographical film about leaving home to follow your dreams.