One crush, zero chill, infinite secondhand embarrassment.
Crushed is a comedy short about a woman plucking up the courage to tell her work crush that she fancies him...but it doesn't exactly go to plan.
Acting
Matthews commits to every humiliating beat without flinching.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes silence and stammers perfectly.
Director
Charlene Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of post-Fleabag British shorts mining humiliation for laughs.
Bally Gill was cast the day before shooting after the original actor dropped out.
GB
