Darcine's Day is a dramatic short film about a woman struggling to find work, food, and housing in Los Angeles. Starring Kyla Diane Kennedy as Darcine Thomas, the film is a social commentary on the realities of the post-pandemic job market, and the difficulties of finding affordable housing . Themes of homelessness, the disappearing middle class, and the challenges of being a woman in Los Angeles are explored.

Director’s Statement:

Bigotry. Prejudice. Assumptions about people based on their appearance. “Hidden homelessness.”

These were the concepts that I wanted to explore when I wrote DARCINE’S DAY.

We learned that many Angelinos find it difficult to attain fair-paying work AND nutritious food AND affordable housing, so they "double up,” sleeping on friend’s couches. They are not technically counted as "homeless” so they lack access to government support and public sympathy.

Many crew members identified with these concepts, and the production gained fast momentum. We signed a DGA agreement and a SAG contract and we were very fortunate to meet star Kyla Diane Kennedy who brought DARCINE to life in a most beautiful and authentic way.

Audiences have told us that the messages in DARCINE’S DAY are universal.

Aaron Goffman, Los Angeles, 2025

Aaron Goffman Biography

Local 44 Property Master

I was born in Hollywood and have been a life-long Valley Boy. As a teenager I snuck into Universal Studios on my moped and have been pursuing work in the film business ever since. I have been a member of the Directors Guild, the Art Directors Guild, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, IATSE Local 44 Affiliated Property Craftspersons, and the Property Masters Guild. I’m also a S.A.G. must-join.

I've worked as a PA, an AD, a production coordinator, production manager and a line producer. Also as an Art PA, assistant art director, commercial art director, set decorator, and property master. I’ve collaborated with and learned from more than 200 directors.

Now I'm trying on a new hat as writer/director for my first short film, DARCINE’S DAY.

I love working as a union property master on TV shows and films and I will continue to do so for many more years. But the high-feeling I got from writing and directing my own project was intoxicating - and I want some more of that too.