Bygones

Bygones is a powerful short film that explores the evolving relationship between a young basketball player, Charissa, and her unexpected mentor, JJ, a former coach with a complicated past. As JJ helps Charissa regain her confidence on and off the court, their bond deepens—until a painful secret from JJ’s history surfaces, one that’s tied directly to Charissa’s own family. What begins as a story of mentorship quickly transforms into a reckoning with legacy, forgiveness, and the question of whether healing is truly possible. Can Charissa move forward knowing the truth? Or will the past shatter a connection that once offered hope?