Synopsis for 'Milo' - Alex Lloyd

'MILO'

Milo is a 10 year old boy who has to come to terms with the fact that his parents are falling apart. He grew up believing that all the arguing and fighting was socially acceptable, that it was something all parents do on a day to day basis. One day he experiences something completely new, he had never visited someone else's house before. Doing so he realises his friend's parents are the type of parents he never had, friendly and loving. His Father is portrayed as the antagonist throughout the film, he is the core of all the arguments being an alcoholic and beating his wife. One evening he hosts his weekly poker night including a group of his mates drinking and smoking. Milo finds himself confronting one of his Dad's mates. As the drunken male talks to him, Milo finds himself becoming angry tensing his fist in the process, he decides to stop and let it pass. In this film we use a fade transition to jump from Milo being a 10 year old boy to a 17 year old adolescent, changes have occurred but are they good or bad? This short film follows Milo showing how tough life is without your parents.