THE QUEUE

Short film | Completed | 17 minutes

Genre | Action | Sci Fi | Thriller | Country UK | Language English

SYNOPSIS

Two strangers have a chance encounter while waiting in a queue. Forming an unlikely partnership, they navigate a city on the brink of collapse and - even more dangerously - the ever shifting dynamic between each other.  

The Queue explores the limits of trust and morality when living in a society that forces you to the edge. Serving as a reminder that as long as the game is rigged, we are all set to lose.

Director | LAURIE WAPLINGTON

Writer-Producer | EDIE DEFFEBACH

DoP | MICKEY VISSERS

Editor | HENRY HAYES

Starring | DAVID OMORDIA & EDIE DEFFEBACH

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Toronto Independent Film Festival CIFT (Winner - Best Horror/Sci Fi Short) | Indie Short Fest (Winner - Best Sci Fi Short, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay Best Acting Duo) | LA Independent Woman Film Awards (Winner - Best Sci Fi) | London International Filmmakers Festival (Winner - Narrative Short) |Austin International Art Festival (Winner - Best Short) | Hollywood Just4Short (Winner - Best Action/SciFi Short) | Paris Film Festival (Winner - Best Thriller) | Vancouver International Movie Awards (Finalist - Best International Narrative Short) | Panorama International Indie Film Awards (Finalist - Best Short, Best First Time Filmmaker) | AltFF Alternative Film Festival (Finalist - Best Short) | Cannes World Film Festival (Nom. - Best Thriller Short) | Amsterdam Lift Off | London Lift Off | Prague International Independent Film Festival.

Special Thanks to The Johnson Family, The Jago Dalston, Glo Lighting and Kickstarter Supporters.