Floor 12 (2026)
Director: Emma Eslinger
Cast: Griffin Taylor, Olivia Langston, Westin Snyder, Skye Crews, Austin Koch
Miles Miller and Hazel Brown were glued at the hip from the fourth grade on—bike rides, dripping ice cream cones, and lazy afternoons in the backyard were the rhythm of their childhood. Then, at seventeen, everything shattered. Now, six years of silence later, fate traps them in an elevator, forcing two strangers who once knew each other best to finally face the buried memory that split them apart. The story weaves between haunting flashbacks of what they lost and the suffocating tension of the present, as every floor brings them closer to the truth.
More About This Film
Floor 12 is a 2026 ten-minute American drama short directed, written, produced, and edited by Emma Eslinger. The story follows Miles, who is unable to answer a young girl's question about what happens after death, setting off a relationship shaped by grief, memory, and uncertainty.
Griffin Taylor, Olivia Langston, Westin Snyder, Skye Crews, and Austin Koch lead the cast. The story moves between adults and younger versions of its characters, using a concise format to examine questions about loss and the difficulty of explaining mortality.
- Emma Eslinger directed, wrote, produced, and edited the film.
- Griffin Taylor plays Miles and Olivia Langston plays Hazel.
- Westin Snyder and Skye Crews portray the younger versions of the central characters.
- The film runs approximately ten minutes.
- It was released in the United States on May 6, 2026.