Directed by Alison Mattingly, this chilling horror short burrows into the dark heart of legacy and inheritance. The film follows a family reuniting at their ancestral home after the passing of their matriarch, a gathering meant to honor her memory and settle her affairs. As they sort through generations of heirlooms and secrets, the family members, including standout performances from Jack Haven and Robert Lewis Stephenson, begin to uncover a sinister truth about their lineage. The very roots that bind them together are tainted, and a malevolent force tied to their family tree begins to stir, haunting them with terrifying visions of their shared past. Each cryptic clue and unsettling discovery pulls them deeper into a web of ancestral guilt, forcing them to confront the horrifying price of their bloodline. The atmosphere is thick with dread and familial tension, creating a suffocating sense of inescapable doom. As old wounds fester and paranoia takes hold, they realize that some branches are best burned, and some secrets should never be unearthed.