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The Operator

2016 · 12 min

A tense, intimate slice of life that puts you inside the headset, balancing routine calm with sudden crisis.

Overview
A short film about a day in the life of a 911 operator.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Matt McClelland
Written by
Matt McClelland
Starring
Kally Khourshid, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Dora Pereli
Runtime
12 min
Languages
English

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