A 10-minute crash course in faking feelings that'll wreck your heart for real.
A human resources professional has the assignment of teaching a timid new hire how to perform empathy. As she instructs him through a series of social behaviors a connection is formed between them.
Acting
Rains and Lewis build entire histories in loaded silences.
Writing
Every HR buzzword becomes quietly heartbreaking.
Direction
Ness makes fluorescent lighting feel like a character.
Director
Jay Ness
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes corporate 'soft skills' training into emotional horror, reflecting post-pandemic workplace alienation where 'connection' became another KPI.
The 10-minute runtime isn't constraint—it's the point. The relationship's accelerated intimacy mirrors how modern work demands instant vulnerability from strangers.
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