Standby is a BAFTA-nominated short film that takes place entirely within a police car written and directed by Charlotte Regan. Via Short of the Week:
Recently nominated for a prestigious BAFTA award and screened at the Toronto International and London Short film festivals, Charlotte Regan’s Standby is a short hitting the internet with a great deal of anticipation surrounding it. A touching, comical 5-minute film set entirely in the front seats of a police car, Regan’s short uses some clever editing to get her audience truly invested in the film’s main characters in such a brief run-time.
Created as the final film of her studies at Ravensbourne college, Standby tells the story of Police officers Gary (Andrew Paul) and Jenny (Alexa Morden) and how their bond develops as they spend more and more time together in their shared, cramped “office space”.
Cleverly jumping through key moments in their relationship, the film takes you through the duo’s cold beginnings to their emotional “break-up”. Regan says the film was inspired by “dads that struggle to verbalise their love but show it so clearly in their subtle actions” and it’s certainly the connection between her two main characters (and the performances from her lead actors) that gives the film its impact – it’s a real emotional rollercoaster.