““The vicious cycle from one payday to another pushes a young woman to the very edge“”
Emily, a young woman who's trying to find her feet in the modern world after leaving education, working full-time in the city to provide for herself, being overworked and unpaid, with the lingering fear of losing her home. Emily is forced to go to the most extreme measures to survive.
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Ezzie Nettleingham Bradley
Emily
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Ryan Greenwood
Jim (The Boss)
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Xander Graves
Julian
Jan Brennan
The Customer
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Rebecca Goddard
Sarah
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Sally Hayward
Sophie
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Anna Penny
Rachel
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Ana Moise Director · Ana Moise Writer Callum Stephens Cinematographer
First release May 8, 2025
Production
Sheffield Hallam University
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 8, 2025
Premiere
United Kingdom · January 10, 2026
Theatrical · Sheffield Short Film Festival
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