In Theaters: May 5, 2001
Rating: Not Rated / 15 Minutes
Genre: Short, Drama
Director: Paul Black
Peter is a novelist who is going out of his mind because his wife and daughter have left him. He’s bought a Smith & Wesson and put one bullet in it. He’s pulled the trigger once in despairing Russian roulette. Driving to his wife’s office, he pulls the gun out again when an angry motorist assaults him. Then, he begs his wife to talk to him, and she does – while she holds the pistol. His next stop is the literary agent to whom he’s sent his manuscript; the pistol comes out once more. Her response is unexpected, and there’s one last stop before the day ends.
Gerry Butler as Peter
Kate Ashfield as Molly
Danny Midwinter as Thug
Bernice Stegers as Agent Lauren
Cooke Gannon as Lucy
PLEASE!
15 min. 35mm. UK. 1999. Writer/Director/Producer.
FIRST PRIZE JURY AWARD, Palm Springs Int’l Short Film Festival; AUDIENCE AWARD, Brooklyn Int’l Film Festival; Director’s Corner, Cannes Film Festival; Shortlist, BAFTA British Academy Awards. Starring GERARD BUTLER & Kate Ashfield.
