Synopsis: Reluctant-dater Jas hadn’t meant to kiss Adam. But she couldn’t help herself. Freaking out, she bursts into her twelfth -floor flat and slams the door in his lipstick smeared face, leaving divorcee Adam alone on the doorstep, feeling the pain of rejection all over again. With the door now safely between them, Jas admits to Adam that the date had actually gone well. She even tells him much to his relief that the kiss was fucking amazing. So when he asks to see her again, and she says no, Adam leaves confused and heartbroken. And still holding her coat. In the comfort of her flat, Jas removes her makeup and changes into comfortable clothes. All she wants is some peace. Instead, she gets Ben, her interfering, matchmaking flatmate.
About the Filmmaker: Oz transitioned into filmmaking after a successful decade-long career as a high school teacher. Oz attended the National Film and Television School’s Diverse Directors program where he wrote and directed the drama short Cur:few. His other shorts ‘The Right’ and ‘Nasrin’ have won awards. His recent BFI short film ‘Expiation’ has been selected at various Oscar/Academy qualifying festivals including Leeds and London short film festival. Oz was selected for Warner Media’s Director Mentorship Programme for HBO’s House of the Dragon 21/22. He spent 16 months on Season 1. He was mentored by Emmy Award winning director/showrunner Miguel Sapochnik. Oz co-wrote and directed a 40-minute documentary for HBO and other materials for the show’s promotion. Oz recently completed a short stint shadowing on ITV X ‘sThe Winter King with Otto Bathurst. He won second cash prize at Centre Frames Short film Fund and was selected for the BBC Studios and Directors UK Continuing Drama Directors workshop 22. Oz completed Screen Yorkshire’s FLEX talent lab 22/23 as a writer. In May his script ‘JUICY’ made the top 3% (top 120) of BBC Writers Room for drama out of 4287 scripts. Oz is part of BAFTA Connect and co-host of a weekly podcast called The Director’s Take.
Details
| Released: | 2024 |
| Runtime: | 11 Mins |
| Director: | Oz Arshad |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Writer: | Lorna Riley |
| Producer: | Guy Lindley |
| Key Cast: | Tamzin Outhwaite, Gary Beadle, Mark Weinman |