LOGLINE

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In a violent, dystopian future, a single mother attempts to grow a dragon fruit sprout in hopes of one day selling it for cash.

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SYNOPSIS

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DRAGON FRUIT stars Yvonne Chapman as The Mother, a lone woman forced to make ends meet while caring for her son in an cruel, barbaric world. Told largely without dialogue, the film follows her as she struggles to grow a small plant sprout into a fully-ripened dragon fruit. If she can sell it for enough money, and if she can survive, she might be able to afford a better life for her and her son...but at this point, she’d settle for a small vacation.

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Inspired by North America’s record-breaking wildfire seasons, DRAGON FRUIT is set in a smoggy, hellish world where the atmosphere is toxic to breathe, and the gap between rich and poor has never been worse. Drinking water is scarce, militarized police roam the streets terrorizing regular people, and greed is the only thing everyone understands.

Produced through the crucible of the pandemic, writer-director J.Brown designed and created nearly all the props, costumes, set pieces, and visual effects in his apartment on his own. With a boost from creative powerhouse Crystal Mountain Films, J.Brown and his company Rattlesnake Films were able to stretch a shoestring budget into an epic short film, creating a uniquely bleak portrait of a future that feels all too familiar.