In an era of cinematic universes, expanded narratives, and multi-threaded storytelling, there is an attractive elegance in simplicity. For his debut feature, Jason Raftopoulos keeps things refreshingly clean with “West Of Sunshine,” but don’t mistake that for a lack of complexity. Even though the film runs under 80 minutes, the writer/director’s laser focus on his two leads creates a compelling portrait of fatherhood and the intergenerational burden of having to carry the past or the future of a family legacy.

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