Waves

“Waves” tells the story of an African American family navigating love, toxic masculinity, and forgiveness. Tyler has a relentless pursuit for perfection, but in the midst of a challenge loses control and makes a mistake that ruins his life and tears apart his family. The film’s second half shifts to his sister’s journey toward forgiveness, symbolized by a watch that melts from a perfect machine into fluid metal which goes on to form another structure, representing the flawed ideals and eventual forgiveness at the heart of the story.