She's dating a plastic man. Her soulmate just rang the doorbell. Awkward.
For fear of rejection, Betty lives in isolation at home, in a reality constructed with miniature figurines—one of whom she has developed a relationship with. After meeting a woman she can’t forget, Betty faces a difficult decision: continue her private life at home with her miniature boyfriend, or venture into the outside world and risk rejection in pursuit of a genuine, vulnerable connection with a stranger.
Production
Miniature world blending seamlessly with Betty's cramped reality.
Acting
Buchanan's voice work making a plastic figurine genuinely heartbreaking.
Director
Laura Buchanan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2020s shorts exploring queer loneliness through magical realism, following films like The Strange Ones.
The miniature scale physically embodies how Betty experiences the world—everything manageable, nothing truly touchable.
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