“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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