Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Direction
Ellis stretches 18 minutes into a full emotional arc.
Cinematography
Frozen-time sequences are genuinely gorgeous for a short.
Director
Sean Ellis
Sean Biggerstaff
Ben
Emilia Fox
Sharon
Stuart Goodwin
Jenkins
Michael Dixon
Barry
Michael Lambourne
Matt
Frank Hesketh
Young Ben
Irene Bagach
Frozen Girl 1
Celesta Hodge
Deer Girl
Kinvara Balfour
Shampoo Girl 1
Hayley-Marie Coppin
Swedish Student
Daphne Guinness
Checkout Counter Woman
Nia Roberts
Woman at the Till (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ellis expanded this into a 2006 feature film with the same cast, proving festivals love a proof-of-concept.
The frozen shoppers were real people holding poses—no digital trickery in 2004, just genuine discomfort.
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