“Sitter” by James Arden

Aurora is asked to look after her friend Catherine’s cat, but as events take a turn for the worse she is forced to ask herself - am I actually a good person?

After a big night out, Aurora turns up late to cat-sit for her friend Catherine. With nothing better to do, she tries to keep the party going, distracted by thoughts of the previous night spent with a man she calls 'Tola Boy', replaying their time together in her mind. She drinks and becomes heavily intoxicated and loses track of the cat, Humperdinck, through an open window. The evening spirals into chaos as Aurora scrambles to find the cat, lies to Catherine about his well-being, and is forces to face the consequences of her reckless behaviour.

Eventually, she stumbles upon a dead cat outside a nightclub, mistakenly thinking it's Humperdinck. At that moment, she unexpectedly bumps into Tola Boy, who tells her the dead cat isn't Humperdinck, and that she should come inside and party. They argue, and Aurora admits she is determined to not be such a mess moving forward. After a frantic and emotional search, she finds Humperdinck safe and sound. Aurora takes a selfie with the cat to reassure Catherine, indicating a small step toward taking responsibility.

CREDITS

Writer / Director // James Arden @jamesnarden

Production Company // Brother Film @brother___film

EPs // Marcus Ellingham, Luke Ellingham @marcusellingham @lukeellingham

Producers // Georgiana Clark, Cleo Jackson @georgianaslc @cle0jackson

First AD // Toby Evans

DOP // Ronnie McQuillan @ronnie.mcq

1st AC // Rich Savage @rsavagecamera

2nd AC // Georgia Young @giorgigurl

Gaffers // Al Rice, Duncan Yeldman @alrice.gaffer @duncan_yeldham

Lighting Assistant // Tsvetina Rassovska @tsvetina.rsk

Sound Recordist // Max Palmer @suuunden

Art Director // Joshanne Dar @joshannedar

Art Assistant // Catarina Cardoso @catarina_____cardoso

HMUAs // Sofia Paradis, Sylwia Kunysz @sofiaparadis @sylwiakunyszmua

Stylist // Sophia Katyea @sophiakatyea

Catering // Eats Shoots & Leaves @eatsshootsleaves_peckham

Kit Hire // Emmyland, Shoot Blue @emmyland @shootblue

Unit Stills // Will Dolan @willdolan.mp4

CAST

Aurora // Iona Champain @ionachampain

Catherine // Eleanor Grace @eleanorgrace_97

Tola Boy // Frankie Wilson @frankiewilson93

Editor // Marcus Ellingham @marcusellingham

Original Score / Sound Design // Hugo Ellingham (Brother Music) / @hugoellingham @brother___music

Colourist // Dan Moran @danmorancolour

Colour Producer // Suzi Grochala @suzi_producer_dmc


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