A 1,016-year-old elf who refuses to grow up must rally a new band of unlikely heroes when his retired companions are captured by a time-stealing sorcerer.
CURRENTLY ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Elf Boy is a story about what happens when the people you built your life around move on—and you’re still ready for the adventure. them.
Elf Boy began with a personal realization: watching a long-running Dungeons & Dragons group slowly fall apart as adulthood set in—not from conflict, but from time passing. That experience shaped a story about outgrowing shared adventures and facing the fear of being left behind when others can no longer keep pace. As a director with low vision, I approach filmmaking through emotional clarity rather than surface detail, shaping the film’s writing, sound, and spectacle around rhythm, performance, and intention. Blending fantasy action-comedy with sincerity, Elf Boy uses heightened genre to explore time, aging, and the quiet moment when one chapter ends and another must begin.
Key Info
- Runtime: 14:11
- Format: Short Film
- Genre: Fantasy Action-Comedy
- Status: Festival Circuit
Written and Directed by Ethan Hiew
Producers – Ethan Hiew, Jack Knowles
Director of Photography – Jack Cebula
Production Designer – Austin Moran
Editor – Ethan Hiew
Costume Designers – Katherine Hahn
Composer – Jascha Schröder
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