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Bus Girl

2022 · 12 min

A short, focused slice of pressure-cooker kitchen life, tense and earnest, with the sting of ambition and a quietly human core.

Directed by
Jessica Henwick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jessica Henwick, Evanna Lynch, Daniel Portman
Overview
The story of an aspiring young female chef, June, as she navigates the cutthroat world of high end cooking.

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Directed by
Jessica Henwick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jessica Henwick, Evanna Lynch, Daniel Portman
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jessica Henwick
Written by
Jessica Henwick
Starring
Jessica Henwick, Evanna Lynch, Daniel Portman, Philippe Spall, Chipo Chung, Andrew Leung, Myles Devonte, Joshua Henwick
Runtime
12 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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