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Scooter Mum

2000 · 15 min

A short, grounded kitchen-sink drama about a woman scrambling to prove herself, carrying quiet tension and a modest hopeful streak.

Directed by: Craig Robert Young
Genres: Drama
Starring: Nicola Parsons, Paul Bradshaw, Melissa Day

Overview: A single mother has to radically change her ways in order to keep the custody of her two children. Nicola, a modette, loves to drink and party on the weekends with her mod friends until the girlfriend of her children's father hands her a court summons to try and take her kids away from her. Nicola had a week in which to prove she can be a fit mother. With the help of her sister, Lawyer, and her kids, she sets out to change her ways, even if it means selling her beloved scooter.

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Directed by: Craig Robert Young
Genres: Drama
Starring: Nicola Parsons, Paul Bradshaw, Melissa Day

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
class
redemption
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Craig Robert Young
Written by: Craig Robert Young
Starring: Nicola Parsons, Paul Bradshaw, Melissa Day, Alison King, Darren Hill, John Statham, Thomas Stones, Megan Grewcock
Music: John Rand
Cinematography: Edward Wright
Runtime: 15 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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