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RUNTIME
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Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Shift
2020 0h 9m EN
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5.0
MID
★5.0TMDB · 3
Drama
Synopsis
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Anna, an agency worker, takes her dog for a morning walk before doing her shopping. Searching through the discounted items, Anna wanders through the supermarket trying to find the most affordable necessities. As her groceries edge towards the checkout, her agency calls; she has lost her shift. What will she do? The Shift aims to capture the vulnerable condition of a temporary worker and to reveal the immediate consequences of the dangerously short and ever-present distance separating employment and poverty, security and tumult.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anna Russell-Martin
Anna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Laura Carreira
- Writers
- Laura Carreira
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Portugal, United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Laura Carreira directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 6 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Portugal, United Kingdom.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5IMDB entry: tt12264674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 9 min · 0h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- The Shift (2020)
Also by
Laura Carreira
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-09-15· Minikino Film Week
