Mama

Mama is an action, drama, and thriller short film. Eileen Shepard, a 50-year-old mother who is a cashier at the local gas station, and Byron Shepard, a 25-year-old son who's the neighborhood drug dealer, are the main characters living in the small rural town of Pelham, NC. Eileen is a grieving mother who lost her son Byron to an alleged suicide. In the beginning, you can see Eileen lying in bed and quickly shifting to the kitchen, where she looks at Byron's photos on her phone; Eileen grieves from depression, and it looks as if she hasn't slept in days. Byron's shadow still seems to follow her while walking to her room. Byron says Mama, adding to her delusional thought process. In the middle of the show, Eileen pulls up to the house he had purchased for both of them. Eileen visualizes the day Byron takes her to the house and surprises her. Once Eileen entered the home, she saw Byron. Byron lifts Eileen's spirits, only to tear Eileen down, describing how horrible of a mother Eileen is. Eileen storms out of the house and goes back to her other home. Eileen attempts to remove all of Byron's belongings, such as clothes, photos, etc. Eileen finds a pill bottle before she breaks down and thinks of attempting suicide herself. Once again, Eileen sees Byron. Byron encourages Eileen to commit suicide. Eileen soon realizes this isn't Byron speaking but questions whether it is him, still unsure. Eileen eventually visualizes a happy Byron and puts the pills down. Eileen Overcomes the depression, gets help, and defeats the illusions of Byron.