Short film
The Dummy
2003 · 11 min
A short, gently absurd suburban fable that plays like a light comic sketch with a quiet philosophical sting.
- Directed by
- Heidi Bartlett
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- John McGlynn, Gilly Gilchrist, Alasdair McCrone
- Overview
- Eddy Maplethorpe wants to escape his suburban life without anyone noticing. He builds a clockwork dummy that can care for his family and go to work for him, leaving him free to pursue the life he always dreamt of. Unfortunately, his dummy also develops a desire for a better life.
- How it feels
- Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Identity, freedom, family
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Heidi Bartlett
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- John McGlynn, Gilly Gilchrist, Alasdair McCrone
