A missed bus, a cop, and 8 minutes that'll wreck your nerves.
When Jordan misses the bus, a cop starts chasing him.
Direction
Sambono squeezes feature-level tension into eight minutes.
Acting
Penrith's silent panic speaks volumes.
Director
Josh Sambono
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Josh Sambono, a Kamilaroi filmmaker, based this on real interactions between Indigenous Australians and police. The short was developed through the Indigenous Department at Screen Australia.
The runtime mirrors the average duration of police stops that escalate — Sambono specifically chose 8 minutes to reflect how quickly these encounters spiral. The bus schedule becomes a cruel metaphor for institutional timing.
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