Jaana Claudia Parulan

At low tide, just near the water line on a quiet beach, two boys build a sandcastle together. They take turns tamping the sand, creating tension against the rising tide that gradually dismantles their creation. What began as simple play has drifted into a haunting allegory about power, labor, and the illusion of safety – who are the people that keep these systems afloat?

When life hits rock bottom right as Cass finds the will to live, an illness rocks her world as she treads life with death at her doorstep.