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When autistic online gamer, Max is alone for a night, he does his best to stick to his routine schedule. Everything must go according to plan; without any distractions.

Thriller/Suspense - 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

* Writer/Director/Actor (Max) - Nik Sanchez - Autism, ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome https://www.instagram.com/spektrumbeuty/

* Producer/Actor - Naomi Bussell - ADHD, HNPP
https://www.instagram.com/b_part_of_my_world/

  • Nik Sanchez
    Director
    The Accountant 2, The Rookie, Safe Room, Our Christmas Journey
  • Nik Sanchez
    Writer
    The Accountant 2, The Rookie, Safe Room, Our Christmas Journey
  • Naomi Bussell
    Producer
    Over
  • Nik Sanchez
    Key Cast
    "Max"
    The Accountant 2, The Rookie, Safe Room, Our Christmas Journey
  • Luke Coughlin
    Key Cast
    "Creep"
  • Jasmine Briseno
    Key Cast
    "Online Friend"
  • Valerie Briseno
    Key Cast
    "Calm Mom"
  • Naomi Bussell
    Key Cast
    "Anxious Mom"
    Over
  • Diego Hinojosa
    Director of Photography
    Over, Psychodelic, Unsettled
  • Nik Sanchez
    Editor
    The Accountant 2, The Rookie, Safe Room, Our Christmas Journey
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Nik Sanchez

Nik Sanchez is a 20 year old, young actor, model and film maker. He refers to himself as "Awesomely Autistic" and he is a strong Advocate for Kindness. He made history as the first actor with autism to portray a lead character with autism in a Hallmark movie in Our Christmas Journey with Holly Robinson Peete and Lyriq Bent. Nik also played a lead role in Boris Kodjoe's directorial debut movie, Safe Room on Lifetime, opposite Nicole Ari Parker. He can be seen recurring as Silas March on the successful ABC series "The Rookie." And will be seen on the big screen in the highly anticipated The Accountant 2!

Growing up, Nik viewed his autism as a superpower that allowed him to see and experience the world in a different way than others. Nik is already making history and continues to lead with kindness, spread awareness , and breakthrough any limited perceptions of what living with autism really looks like.

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