Fractal is a live-action short film that centers on the tight-knit relationship of a Deaf 8-year-old African-American boy named Tamir and his CODA 14-year-old brother Cameron. Orphaned, they live with their Hearing grandmother who struggles to communicate in the boys' unique Black American Sign Language (BASL). When Cameron (Tamir’s best friend and interpreter) is suddenly taken from Tamir by police violence, Tamir finds solace through an unlikely bond with a mysterious alien creature named Fractal who helps him cope with his trauma and forge a way forward.