A 12-minute fever dream where grease meets grief and nobody gets out clean.
Diane, a mechanic in a small midwestern town, would do anything to leave her boring life behind.
Acting
Tipper Newton's silent final minute — no dialogue, total annihilation.
Cinematography
Grainy 16mm that makes every fluorescent light feel like a threat.
Direction
Newton directs herself with brutal, unflinching precision.
Director
Tipper Newton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a functioning auto shop in Kansas over two sweltering July days; the heat exhaustion you see is largely authentic.
Part of a 2021 wave of 'economic horror' shorts exploring working-class female rage — compare to The Assistant's DNA but with actual catharsis.
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