The Devil Is Busy

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The take

Christalyn Hampton directs. Amber Fares behind the camera. Tristan Nash cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 2Released 2 years ago.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Directed by Christalyn Hampton, shot by Amber Fares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Editor Tristan Nash shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Marketing tagline: "A day on the front lines of women's healthcare.".
• 7IMDB entry: tt34205548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Amber Fares

Editing

Tristan Nash

Runtime

32 min · 0h 32m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

The Devil Is Busy (2024) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• CinemaSerf2026-07-04
  ★ 6/10

  Seen from the perspective of Tracii, the woman in charge of logistics at an abortion clinic Atlanta in Georgia (USA), we spend a day that starts at 5.30 in the morning and witness just how strenuous her everyday life is as she inspects the buildings and car park for undesirables; acknowledges the regular, if somewhat sparse, protesters who stand outside yelling hell and damnation and then prepares for the arrival of the "patients". She is clearly a religious woman, and invokes the help of God throughout the day - but she doesn't opine on the purpose of this clinic. She sees her job as one of facilitation. The people who attend are there for medical treatment and as far as she is concerned thereafter it is their private business. Of course, she knows what the purpose of the establishment is but makes no judgements, she just gets on with things. We don't spend much time in the company of the women who attend, but there is some interesting conversation with a doctor who advises of the legal eggshells upon which they must tread to ensure they stay on the right side of the complex regulations that govern this work. It doesn't really attempt to go into the morals and ethics of these controversial processes nor take any editorial stance for us to agree with or not. It merely provides us with an observation of a no-nonsense lady who puts up with a lot, of a security team who have to search handbags for knives and guns and of a routine that tests everyone day in, day out.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  SO'B Productions

  US

Key crew

• ProducerChristalyn Hampton
• ProducerRose Arce
• ProducerAmber Fares
• ProducerSoledad O'Brien
• Executive ProducerRose Arce
• Additional EditingNavin Harrilal
• EditorTristan Nash
• Executive ProducerSoledad O'Brien
• Line ProducerCarol Klein
• Associate ProducerAine Pennello
• Associate ProducerAmari Rose Leigh
• Development ProducerTeddy Altifois
• Camera OperatorAlexandra Roberts
• Camera OperatorAine Pennello
• Sound RecordistMaya Miller
• Production AssistantAlana Blount
• Production AssistantNeema Griffin
• Production AssistantStephanie Crawford
• Digital Intermediate EditorTristan Nash
• Digital Intermediate ColoristBrian Bradley
• Supervising Sound EditorBen Lehouillier

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• abortion
• abortion clinic
• observational documentary
• disgusted

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2024-11-13· DOC NYC
• Digital2025-09-23PG-13· HBO Max
• TV2025-09-23PG-13· HBO

Also known as

International titles

• El diablo está ocupadoES