Alijah-Paul Leiper

In Bench Productions' first short film, a young man struggles with his mental health while struggling with opening a can- too afraid to ask for help.

When Shawn Hartley accidentally kills his great uncle with a drum solo, he doubles down on his lifelong dream to start a band. He meets two other guys with the same name as him (but with different spellings) and together the three of them create a band: The S[ha(w/u)/ea]ns. Through wacky shenanigans and family drama, Shawn, Sean, and Shaun take on the world- one song at a time.