''Delivering'' is a 1993

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

by American filmmaker

Todd Field William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for directing three feature films: ''In the Bedroom'' (2001), '' Little Children'' (2006), and ''Tár'' (2022). He has received three Academy Award nomi ...

(using his real name William), while a fellow at the

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on st ...

. Adapted from the story of the same name by

Andre Dubus Andre Jules Dubus II (August 11, 1936 – February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer and essayist. Biography Early life and education Andre Jules Dubus II was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the youngest child of Katherine (Burke) ...

, it is a dramatic piece that takes place on the day brothers Jimmy (

Ian Bohen Ian Stuart Bohen (born September 24, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Peter Hale in MTV's '' Teen Wolf'' and as Ryan in Paramount Network's drama series ''Yellowstone''. Bohen also appeared in a recurring role as Roy Hazelitt ...

) and Chris (

Justin Carmack Justin Matthew Carmack (March 12, 1981 – July 20, 2000) was an American child actor, known for his appearance in the television series ''Full House''. He died on July 20, 2000, in a traffic accident in California California is a U.S. ...

) discover their mother has abandoned the family. The film is notable as it was the first time Field adapted Dubus' work. The next would be his

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-nominated feature debut, ''

In the Bedroom ''In the Bedroom'' is a 2001 American independent drama film directed by Todd Field from a screenplay written by Field and Robert Festinger, based on the 1979 short story " Killings" by Andre Dubus. It stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stah ...

'', based on Dubus' short story, '' Killings''. Years after Field's graduation from the AFI, ''Delivering'' continued to be screened in the classroom.

Cast

as Jimmy *

as Chris * Danni Wheeler as Dottie * David Hayward as Dad

External links

* 1993 short films 1993 films Films directed by Todd Field American short films 1990s English-language films {{short-film-stub