Synopsis
Patrick is only concerned with getting to school on time after a late
start. Dad Joe wants control over the situation. The simple act of
eating breakfast turns into a test of wills between the two. But
neither win in this terse little film about a boy and his dad.
Director Statement
Most of my work is informed by memory. I usually take bits and flashes
of memories from childhood and expand and build upon them in my
scripts. “Toasted” comes from such memory, however, I chose
this time to make the film almost episodic...like a true memory. I
wanted to focus on one moment in a boy's life when his frustration
level begins to build and one moment in a father's life when he begins
to lose touch with his son. In a sense, this is the beginning of a
coming of age story. I wanted the audience to have the sense that after
this small incident, nothing would be the same between father and son.
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