The truth is negotiable.
A proof-of-concept film building a larger story world.
An independent film shot in Middle Georgia.
Covered by WGXA and The Houston Home Journal.
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ENTER THE WORLD
The truth doesn’t matter.
The story does.
When a bar owner closes for the night, a stranger walks in…
and turns conversation into a psychological test of control, truth, and consequence.
As truth unravels, every choice becomes a test…
and passing may cost everything.
THE STRANGER
He says he’s waiting for someone.
He never says who.
What begins as conversation
doesn’t stay that way for long.
And by the time it shifts,
it’s already too late.
Nia
She runs the bar.
She knows the rules.
And she knows when something feels off.
But this isn’t a situation
she can control her way out of.
BEHIND THE FILM
Director
Written and directed by Flip Archie, a lifelong creative with more than ten years of experience in video production, directing, and visual storytelling. His career began in music and overlapped the early years of his filmmaking work, shaping a strong sense of rhythm, restraint, and psychological timing that continues to inform his approach.
Across commercial and branded projects, his work has generated over $1B in revenue for clients and accumulated more than 14 million views online. Intuitive and performance-driven, his filmmaking focuses on psychological pressure and what characters choose not to say. Bar Exam represents his first serious narrative statement and the formal expansion of his work into long-form cinema.
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