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Out OF Bounds is a 2026 five-minute psychological urban drama short directed by Antoine McLaurin. The story takes place on a basketball court, where Anthony faces an old friend's resentment and must confront questions about ambition, survival, and the choices that shaped their shared history.
The short is designed around a single emotional confrontation rather than a large action sequence. McLaurin's stated approach emphasizes character-driven stories about people fighting to define themselves in environments that expect them to fail.
- Antoine McLaurin directed the film.
- The film runs approximately five minutes.
- The story is set around a basketball-court confrontation in New York City.
- It was selected to screen at the Harlem Film House Film Festival on August 20, 2026.
- The film is presented as McLaurin's debut short.