The immigration process comes center stage in Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz’s thrilling and frutratingly real Live Action Short Film contender, A Lien. A young couple come face-to-face with an unstoppable enemy, and the most heartbreaking thing is that they did everything correctly before their scheduled appointment. By separating its characters in a bureaucratic setting, the directing duo mounts the tension in a stressful crescendo while never letting us forget what truly matters.