Haunted by the tragic loss of his estranged father, a young Samoan-American must choose between his corporate job or follow in his late father’s footsteps as the last in a long line of fire-knife dancers.

His decision would make for a great act 1 climax.
Best to plan on shifting the decision earlier in the story and let the resulting action play out as the bulk of the film.

Oh. ?Thanks for the clarification.

I still think that the struggle after he makes his decision would make for a more interesting story than just the struggle to make the decision. ?For me, the short has the felt sense of a quickie. ?It teases, arouses and then ends without a satisfying climax to the foreplay of the premise -- dramatic interruptus. ?Just when the story gets interesting -- it ends.

FWIW. But other's mileage may vary. ?And it's your story.