As Roads Cross

You never know whats around the corner...

RELEASE DATE- Out now
CERTIFICATE- PG
DIRECTORS- Jenny Bridgwater, Laura Rawles & Chloe
Hubbard
CAST- Daniel Homewood, Luly Healey, Harry Quick
RUNNING TIME- 5 minutes
Do you remember Pulps Common People? Sing
along with the common people, sing along and it might
just get you through, laugh along with the common peo-
ple, even though theyre laughing at you and the stupid
things that you do I want to live with the common
people... At the beginning of this short, that is exactly
what you are doing. You are living in a normal world
with normal, common people, doing everyday mundane
tasks and there is no expectation of anything out of the
ordinary occurring. It all starts in a cofee shop where
the lead male Jamie, a young businessman played by Dan
Homewood, is innocently having a morning cofee
when he accidentally leaves his wallet behind on the
table. Losing your wallet is nothing more than an
everyday mishap that could happen to anyone. Te
lead female Sarah, played by Lulu Healey, fnishes her
shif waitressing and sees the wallet lef on the table,
she picks it up and puts it away in her bag. What Sarah
and Jamie dont know at this stage is that the combi-
nation of Jamie leaving his wallet and Sarah picking
it up it is what will ultimately lead to their downfall.
We follow the pair as they travel into town separately
and Sarah begins her shopping spree whilst Jamie goes
out for lunch with a friend. Whilst both in town we
see the two characters cross paths a number of times
completely oblivious as to who the other character is
which adds to the tension and builds up to the un-
expected plot twist at the end. It is rare to fnd a flm
which focuses on the sad truth that truly tragic things
happen to good people who dont deserve it, but this
unique short flm highlights this fact by ending with a
disastrous coincidence. Overall the flm was a huge
success and is a tribute to all young aspiring flm mak-
ers. It just goes to show that you dont need a huge
budget or hollywood actors to make a successful short
flm, you just need dedication and hard work, which is
exactly what Green Screen Productions showed when
making this short. Both actors had brief experience,
Dan acting in a friends pantomime and Lulu acting in
a previous students short flm, but apart from that they
were both amateurs. Tis however didnt impact on the
flm in the slightest. Dans performance in particular was
outstanding; he portrayed real emotion in the ending
scenes which I personally didnt expect from a student
flm.
Unlike most short flms, where there doesnt tend to be
much of a plot or storyline, this short followed a dra-
matic and intense tale which was clearly hugely planned
and thought out which really added to the depth of the
short.
Tere were a few dodgy cuts and a few continuity errors
throughout the short but overall this didnt impact on
the flm as a whole and it truly did stand out as an out-
standing student flm.
VERDICT- Fast paced and fascinating, with a mesmer-
izing twist at the end.