The second installment of Frank Mosley's Perception Trilogy, inspired by Greek philosopher Plato's quote, "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." LITTLE BOY is an avant-garde examination of responsibility during the creation of the Atomic bomb during 1945. Shot on a soundstage to invoke the sense of theater, it highlights a moment in time where innocence is lost and only uncertainty lies ahead. Michael Morse is an anonymous man working for an anonymous sector of the Manhattan Project when he gets two phone calls in quick succession: that the atomic bomb has been completed and that his wife has just given birth to their son at the local hospital. What happens next is a fusing of past, present, and future, interweaving in the head of a man doomed to be the messenger of destruction.  Starring Reece Rios, Kelly Grandjean, Zane Hubbard, Bill Flynn, Mary Fournier, Emmy Zabcik, Stephanie Rhodes, Melissa Hurta, Dona Mularkey, and John Rainone. 

OFFICIAL SELECTION

2007 Dallas Video Festival (Dallas, TX)

2008 Mid Valley Video Festival (Salem, OR)

2009 Fearless Film Festival (Fort Worth Main St. Arts Festival, TX)

2007 Dark Horse Film Festival (Denton, TX)

                    -Won for BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, and

                    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Kelly Grandjean).  Nominated for

                    BEST ACTOR (Reece Rios), BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, and BEST

                    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY.

2007 Fort Worth Weekly Culture Column Award Recipient

                    -BEST LOCALLY MADE FILM 

PRESS

“Nothing short of brilliant....There is no doubt of the success that this film will carry....Hollywood has no idea what’s about to bang them over the head.”

                                        -Chase Whale, Gordon and the Whale

“Sometimes a filmmaker finds an angle to a story that you would never have thought of in a million years....That’s what Frank Mosley has done with this intelligently written movie that takes things you’d never connect and puts them together seamlessly!  Four out of four stars for this interesting morality tale.”

                                        -Brian Morton, Rogue Cinema

“Outstanding!  With a very Twilight Zone feel to it, Little Boy challenges you to think and haunts you from the get-go.”

                                        -Chris Weidner, Short Film Texas

“With 'Little Boy', Frank Mosley doesn't insult our intelligence, but he demands our attention. A fearless and intelligent piece of storytelling, made with equal parts passion and calculation, an entertaining short film with dynamic style and nuanced performances, a short that takes several complex ideas and succeeds at sharing them with the audience until the very end. This is such a terrific short film! The pacing/editing/tension will take you for a ride through this wonderfully explosive film. I went to school with Frank Mosley and have watched his skills & talent continue to grow and expand. In my personal opinion, this is his greatest work to date. From the first time I saw it, I smiled because this is 100% a Frank Mosley film.”

                                        -Justin D. Hilliard, director of Wednesday

                                        and The Other Side of Paradise                                                          

2006

14 min.

color/B&W

HD