Project Detail

Meet-Cute

A close up of a young man with a goatee and earrings, looking sad and wistful

Synopsis

Mark, an anxious neat-freak and Mia, a chaotic, rebel are on a first date. They list through their red flags - the bar is so low you couldn't limbo under it! Despite their differences they appear made for each other, there's only one small problem...
MEET-CUTE is a rapid-fire rom-com for the anxious, nerdy and neurodiverse. Jaded by endless dates that go nowhere with people too afraid to put their real personality out there, Mark and Mia decide to lay it all on the line, their pet peeves, red flags and their sexual hard nos! We see cutaways of their sad little lives and dating disasters. Whilst they're both odd balls and cultural snobs we can begin to see a connection forming however, the rug is pulled from under us at the last minute.
A style that sits somewhere between Wes Anderson and Edgar Wright with a dash of 'Arrested Development' thrown in. A micro-short that packs a lot of punch.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 min 57 sec
Director
Nadine O’Mahony
Producer
Nadine O’Mahony
Executive Producer
Caroline Officer
Editor
Will Simpson BFE
Screenwriter
Nadine O’Mahony
Director of Photography
Ash Connaughton
Production Designer
Sherrie Edgar
Sound
Chas Sheppard
Composer
Rupert Cole
Principal cast
Jake Bhardwaj, Poppy Abbott, Rob Fuz

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