A short film by David Wódka
If I Could
Touch the Sun
Having only a week, an aspiring poet competes in a spoken-word competition to win money for a lung transplant for his dying, estranged father—and earn his approval.
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Pressure.
Rejection.
Hope.
Kyle is an introverted poet caught between a life-changing opportunity and the chance to mend his relationship with his unsupportive, dying father.

“How far do you go to earn the approval of someone you love?”