COMPLEX - 'Life in Text’: A Short Film About a Relationship Told in Reverse Using Text Messages → January 8, 2014 “Hold your boo tight tonight, fellas. Filmmaker Laurence Jacobs tells the story of a relationship gone sour, and how it got there, as he journeys back all the way to his first text messages with his now former girlfriend in this short film, Life in Text. Remember, think twice before sending a text you might regret. It could haunt you for a long time. ”