Beautifully shot. The thing holding this short back isn't the cinematography, but rather the acting and story. The writing was very cliche and rather boring. Its a story we've all heard a hundred times. As for the acting, it was mediocre at best. Still, there is little you can do about that. My advice would be to spend more time on the writing, and do your best to find quality actors. If the latter is impossible, then write around your actors strengths and try to keep them out of situations which expose their weaknesses.