December is a short film drawn from a larger story the director has been developing over several years. Rather than attempting to contain a full narrative, the film isolates a single moment — one night and one morning — where tenderness gives way to expectation.
Set during a winter hunting trip in rural Georgia, the film traces the quiet closeness between Moe and Charlotte, shaped by the weight of what’s expected of them. It focuses less on exposition and more on sensation: cold air, shared breath, ritual, and the unease of being asked to become someone before you’re ready.T
he short is not intended as a complete statement, but as a fragment — a study of ritual and consequence. It exists within a larger world that continues beyond the frame, where relationships deepen, histories surface, and the costs of silence accumulate. The feature expands this world, but the short holds its center: a moment that can’t be taken back, where tenderness is lost.
Director: Mae Mann @_maemann
A MAUVE x No Chiefs Production @we.are.mauve @no.chiefs
Executive Producers: Dee Allen-Barnes, Marium Raja, Cameron Sczempka @cam_bond_sczempka
Producers: Mae Mann @_maemann, James Masino @jamesmasino, Tia Perkins-Smith @tiaperks
Co-Producer: Pablo Martinez Arastey @pablomaras
Director of Photography: Damon Waldron @damon_dabbles
1st AD: Cara Engh @caraengh
1st AC: Niko Feldman @nikofeldman
Gaffer: Johnny Hamati
Data Manager: Calvin Bellas @calvinbellas
Location Sound Mixer: Genna Edwards @mumblecorpse
Production Designer: Lexy Pazul @lexywithay
Buyer: Jenna Tooley @tooley.jenna
Wardrobe Stylist: April Consalo @aprilconsalo
Hair & Makeup Stylist: Christina Vida @christinavidafx
PA: Nell Geer @nell.geer
Editor: Matt Campbell @catt.mampbell
Colorist: Calvin Bellas @calvinbellas
Composer: Kade Dalton @keekeedalton
Sound Design and Mix: Sarah Weck @sarahweck
VFX Provided by The Mill
CAST
Ava Capri as Moe @avacapri
Tara Raani as Charlotte @tara.raani
Ben Shaul as Henry @worksofshaul
Martín Solá as Jay @martin.sola