Caught in a loop after dying from complications of dementia, a failed painter awakens at the bottom of his father’s urn, trapped in a surreal limbo. As he drifts through a decaying childhood home, he confronts fractured versions of himself-his younger, older and present selves-unraveling a life marked by regret, lost love and artistic failure. Blending magical realism with psychological introspection, a lasting place explores the weight of memory and the haunting cycles we inherit and repeat.
by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)
Cal Film Festival 