The seeds of good and evil are sown as two Native American brothers on a nitro-fueled collision course, burn-rubber through a small desert town; Rob wants to bury the past, Tommy wants to bury everyone. 

SYNOPSIS:

SHOULD I DIE BEFORE I WAKE...is a brutally honest, passionate film about love, brotherhood, and escaping one's past. The writer compellingly instills themes, wrapping the narrative in sheer struggle, inequality, and bigotry. It's a balance of adrenaline-fueled action and pure drama, pinning two families against each other with the common tie of love. Tommy is an uncontrollable force who introduces the story in a characteristically violent manner, also serving as a throughline to provide a loose justification for his actions and the story's overarching goals. The splintered relationship between Rob and Lee is palpably tense. The love between Rob and Anna is well-conceived, culminating in a Shakespearian way. Not only is this a tragic ending, but it's also revelatory to the struggle between the Mathews and La Duke. The imaginative dream sequences grounded by the struggle of the Native Americans versus their oppressors are enveloping, the type of style that helps define the tone and provides this story with a unique perspective.

I've worked on and off on this project for the last few years. My inspiration comes from the plot of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and the racial divide between the fabric of all communities, the families at their core; that eventually gives birth to the manifestation of evil; intolerance, and hatred; which gives them the tools to destroy themselves and each other.