inventory

The story

After the death of his younger brother, seventeen-year-old Merlin is left with the quiet task of emptying Arthur's bedroom. As he carefully packs away ordinary belongings—a stuffed animal, a worn pair of sneakers, a tripod, a box of small treasures—each object awakens memories of the bond they once shared. Through the simple act of letting go, Merlin discovers that grief is not found in what we choose to keep, but in what refuses to leave us. A short film about love, loss, memory, and the invisible weight carried by the things we leave behind. A story of absence, remembrance, and learning that some people never truly leave the places they built within us.