The Final Fight is a tense, character-driven short film about a son confronting the quiet violence of legal control, and the unspoken power behind it. When Scott Cohen, a struggling Hollywood producer, returns to Brooklyn after a desperate call from his elderly father Martin, he discovers him living in a basement under the authority of relatives who claim to be “protecting” him. Martin’s wife is connected to men with mob ties, and the household operates on fear as much as family obligation. As Scott uncovers signs of neglect, financial exploitation, and an imminent emergency guardianship filing, he realizes time is running out. To save his father’s autonomy, Scott must act before paperwork, intimidation, and silence lock Martin into a system designed to erase his voice. Inspired by a true story chronicled in a cover story of The New York Times.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Martin: Sean Ballantyne
Phyllis: Hannah Ehman
WILDsound Festival 