Short film

Outlines

2018 · 16 min

A quiet, intimate two-hander that turns awkward first impressions into something tender and unexpectedly hopeful. It asks for patience and rewards it with small, honest emotional beats.

Directed by: Ellie Rogers
Starring: Niamh McGrady, Helen Daniels, Stuart Sessions

Overview: A teenage girl unexpectedly spends an evening with her father's hired escort. Despite an initial prejudice a bond develops between them as the escort recognises the girl's feelings towards a delivery girl and offers to help.

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Directed by: Ellie Rogers
Starring: Niamh McGrady, Helen Daniels, Stuart Sessions

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
isolation
family
coming-of-age
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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