
Cinetrā

Cinetrā
Sometimes, Choices Mean Leaving
In rural Texas, Sarah recognizes a familiar pair of cowboy boots and begins to question the life she thought she knew. Her neighbor Jack is confronting a betrayal of his own. As their marriages quietly unravel, Sarah turns to him for help with a deeply personal decision. One that may require leaving Texas. Inspired by Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love and Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants, NOT HERE is a story about betrayal, bodily autonomy, and the distance we travel to reclaim control over our own lives.
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2025
Writer: Cassius Michael Kim (Writer)
Cinematographer: Joe Simon
Production Designer: Keene Kopper
Editor: Maria Cataldo
Sound Designer: Gloria Hernandez
Composer: Jonah Matranga
Direction team: Karl Stelter (Script Supervisor)
Producers: Zoe Rosenberg, Jiin Jang, Cassius Michael Kim
Production: The Smoking Section, Atlas Lens Co.