PROJECTS
Welcome to the heart of Sycamore Films. Here you will find our portfolio of work, a collection of stories that includes our award-winning films and embodies our mission to create impactful, faith-centered cinema.
Each project, from our current productions in development to our completed films, is a testament to our commitment to exploring the raw realities of the human experience with honesty and artistry. We invite you to explore these narratives and discover the powerful messages at their core.
Room 627
Narrative Short Film
In the claustrophobic confines of an after-school detention room, the fragile peace of a normal school day is shattered. Eli, a quiet teenager marked by a fresh black eye, and Ryan, his tormentor, who hides his own scars behind a mask of cruelty, are left alone together.
What begins as routine hostility quickly spirals into a raw psychological battle, with the classroom becoming a pressure cooker. As the minutes tick by, the air grows thick with unspoken history, and words cut deeper than fists, forcing both boys to confront the pain they hide beneath the surface.
In this single hour, the line between cruelty and survival shatters, leaving them both fundamentally changed by a confrontation that explores the devastating need to be seen and the fragile line between a monster and a victim.
Pre-Production / Filming 2026
The Reckoning
Narrative Short Film
Society lies in ruin. What began as a government attempt to control dissent in the outer sectors spirals out of control when a bioweapon unleashed to "contain unrest" mutates, turning the atmosphere toxic and leaving behind a hostile, near-uninhabitable wasteland. Against this unforgiving backdrop, brothers Samuel and Dustin cling to survival in their decimated rural hometown, where every scrap of food and shelter is fought over by desperate, ruthless scavengers.
As resources run dry and tensions rise, the brothers' bond is tested to its breaking point when a stranger arrives, shattering the fragile balance they've managed to hold onto. Forced to confront their beliefs, values, and the limits of their humanity, Samuel and Dustin must grapple with the meaning of mercy and the true cost of survival.
In a world where every decision can be fatal, the brothers’ struggle is as much about staying alive as it is about holding onto what little faith they have left—revealing the depths of loyalty, sacrifice, and the remnants of hope in a world stripped of both compassion and law.
The Reckoning is a haunting look at what remains when civilization collapses, and humanity is forced to redefine itself.
The Silent Warriors
Feature Documentary Film
Approximately 1 in 5 high school students surveyed reported being bullied on school property, and 1 in 6 high school students reported being cyberbullied. Nearly 14 percent of public schools in America say that bullying is a growing discipline problem, with instances occurring daily or at least once a week. In many cases, the effects of bullying can have devastating consequences that can result in social and emotional distress, self-harm, and in some cases, death.
The Silent Warriors is a gripping documentary that follows two families dealing with the tragic loss of their children to suicide as a result of being pushed over the edge from bullying.
SOURCE: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/bullyingresearch/fastfact.html
Jackson's Run
Narrative Feature Film
Jackson Stone is a reckless and troubled teen who rejects faith and the church as he blames God for everything wrong in his life. At home, his seemingly uncaring parents ignore him; at school, he’s an outcast, and his only friend, Gunnar, continues pulling him deeper into the abyss of trouble on the streets. Jackson struggles to come to terms with his fear of death and mortality as he fights a life-threatening illness.
After a brush with the law, Jackson is sentenced to community service at a local homeless shelter. While at the shelter, Jackson forges an unlikely friendship with Nathan, a destitute homeless veteran. As their friendship grows, they each learn important lessons about life, trust, and something neither has truly experienced… Friendship.
As Jackson progresses towards faith, he begins to transform from a street hoodlum to a responsible young man, but his fragile faith is rocked when Nathan reveals a shocking secret from his past. Jackson suddenly finds himself at a crossroads and now must choose between what’s easy and what’s right as his destiny hangs in the balance.
Jackson’s Run is a family-friendly, faith-based, “Rites-of-Passage” story that explores life, death, suffering, and God’s purpose in it.
Dino & Ruby
Narrative Feature Film
Dino, the self-destructive and alcoholic son of a Chicago crime boss, is exiled to a remote rehab to dry out. Cynical and volatile, he plans to bide his time until he can return to his violent life. His plans are derailed by Ruby, the quiet, wise young daughter of the rehab's owner, whose unshakeable faith and simple questions begin to crack his hardened exterior.
Inspired by her, Dino becomes a reluctant champion for the other patients, but his past violently intrudes when a rival crew attacks the facility. Forced to defend the fragile sanctuary he's come to value, Dino must finally choose between the brutal legacy he was born into and the fragile redemption he's found, becoming a violent guardian for the one person who showed him a path to peace.
When I'm Afraid
Narrative Short Film
Seventeen-year-old Draven, haunted by the evil he knows, is drawn into his father's plan to kidnap Sam, the young son of a wealthy businessman. Held captive by Draven's monstrous father, Sam's unshakeable faith becomes a battleground.
As the child's innocent belief in a higher power begins to crack Draven's hardened exterior, both are trapped in a nightmare that will force one to confront his demons and the other to test his faith against a very real and terrifying evil.
The Lottery
Narrative Short Film
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, two brothers struggle to survive, their bond the only shield against a world that has long since died. The older brother, a pragmatist forged by hardship, sees survival as a brutal equation of risk and reward. The younger, an idealist clinging to the fading memory of their parents, believes their humanity is a resource as vital as water.
Their fragile existence is shattered when a starving stranger, gaunt and desperate, breaches the defenses of their home. This single intrusion becomes a crucible, forcing the brothers to confront the chasm between their beliefs. The older brother sees a liability, a threat that must be eliminated to protect their own lives. The younger sees a horrifying mirror of their own potential fate and a test of the principles their parents died for. He argues that to save another is the only way to save themselves from becoming the monsters of this new world.
The house becomes a pressure cooker, and the brothers are forced to turn against each other, their conflict a battle not just for supplies, but for the very soul of what it means to be human when humanity itself is on the brink of extinction.
The Seventh Mile
Narrative Short Film
Days after a botched bank robbery, young Draven (Evan Carnes) and his father Randy (Steve Pyatte) are on the run and lost in a dense section of the forest nicknamed The 7th Mile. With no water or food, Draven and his father are desperate for a way out, but their luck quickly changes when they discover a boy scout troop camping nearby. Randy kidnaps an unsuspecting scout, Charlie (Hadyn James), and brings him back to their makeshift campsite. Fearful for his life, Charlie refuses to cooperate, thus forcing Randy to venture deep into the forest in search of escape.
Alone for several days, the boys forge an unlikely friendship as they struggle to survive their harsh and unforgiving environment. When Randy returns, he discovers that his son has helped Charlie escape; however, Charlie's freedom is short-lived when he is quickly recaptured. Infuriated by his son's betrayal, Randy forces Draven and Charlie into a deadly game that holds two innocent young lives in the balance.
Adapted from the chilling short story by Daniel J. Lennox, this spine-tingling film tells the tale of friendship, lost innocence, and murder when good and evil are set on a collision course.