Short film

Boss Battle

2018 · 10 min

A short, tense office nightmare that mixes deadpan corporate satire with sudden horror, keeping you uneasy and amused at once.

Directed by: Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sophie Labelle, Murphy Patrick Martin, Dillan Ostrom

Tagline: There's more work to be done.
Overview: When the boss beckons, one corporate grunt must choose between her career and her life. Literally.

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Directed by: Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sophie Labelle, Murphy Patrick Martin, Dillan Ostrom

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
power
survival
class
corruption
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, comedy, drama
Directed by: Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Written by: Jimmy Barker, Sean Cruser
Starring: Sophie Labelle, Murphy Patrick Martin, Dillan Ostrom, Katie Mae Peters
Cinematography: Sean Cruser
Runtime: 10 min
Country: United States of America

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