Catching the Bus
Synopsis
United in their resolve and bolstered by fellow chatroom users, Aimee and Joe make a pact to 'catch the bus' together. When they meet face-to-face, however, Joe is confronted with the reality of what they set out to do. Despite his reluctance, Joe drives Aimee to Margate, and the seaside neighbourhood where he grew up. At a local hotel, Joe succeeds in shocking Aimee out of her resolve to see the plan through that night.
The next day Joe gently probes Aimee, hoping to discover what has led her to such a desperate course of action. Later they visit a tarot reader. Aimee scoffs at the idea of having her fortune told, but when the reader traces her long lifeline she can't help but raise a smile. As they walk along the seafront, she stops at a payphone to call her mum. With a renewed sense of hope, Aimee and Joe make their way home.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 34 mins
- Format
- XDCAM
- Director
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Antonio Rui Ribeiro
- Producer
- Antonio Rui Ribeiro
- Editor
- Antonio Rui Ribeiro
- Screenwriter
- Antonio Rui Ribeiro
- Director of Photography
- Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz
- Production Designer
- Kajsa Soderlund
- Sound
- Chris Reading, Vicente Villascusa
- Composer
- Daniel Biro
- Principal cast
- Nick Ewans, Bodelle de Ronde, Andrew McHale, Jo O' Grady, Gilian Pitaway
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Storymakers Films and TV
Sales Company
Storymakers Films and TV
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