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2014 0h 24m EN

Drama

Synopsis

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An elderly woman enters a Manhattan subway station only to find herself sitting on a bench beside an elderly man of roughly the same age. As they sit and wait for their train in silence, two complete strangers on a bench, what the audience soon learns that they themselves don't know, is that they once shared the happiest day of their lives, playing together as children. Yet it's now too far back for them to remember anymore, too far back for them to recognize each other anymore. The story then shifts back and forth between the breathtaking landscape of their unconscious', as Isabel Lucas and Oliver Ackland play more youthful representations of how they see themselves inside, and search for the memory they once shared.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oliver Ackland
Isabel Lucas
Joey Curtis-Green
Alvin Epstein
Julia Falletti
Lucille Patton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Margaret Betts
Writers: Margaret Betts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jennifer Ruff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Oliver Ackland and Isabel Lucas and Joey Curtis-Green carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3748128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Margaret Betts directs. Jennifer Ruff cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Jennifer Ruff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oliver Ackland and Isabel Lucas and Joey Curtis-Green carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3748128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.