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The Undesirables

2023 · 22 min

A cheeky, talky afterlife comedy that turns bureaucratic purgatory into a brisk, silly office appraisal of a wasted life.

Directed by
Joseph Pepitone
Overview
MICHAEL CHEEVERS is a slacker who has spent the last ten years of his life working in a mailroom. He has no drive, ambition or potential. After a night of drinking, he accidentally kills himself in a bizarre sexual experiment gone wrong. Michael finds himself in Purgatory and is “greeted” by SHANNI SMITH, a sassy secretary with a high opinion of herself and a low tolerance for everyone else and MARTHA MAGDALENE, a no-nonsense Human Resources manager. After they give Michael a very unwelcoming welcome, he meets with the recently demoted ST. PETER and is told that despite being a decent guy, his wasted potential and laziness is the reason he has been sentenced to Purgatory.

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Directed by
Joseph Pepitone
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • morality
  • work
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Directed by
Joseph Pepitone
Written by
Joseph Pepitone
Runtime
22 min
Languages
English

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