Private Project

The Road to Middle England

The Road to Middle England is the first short film in a planned ongoing animated series parodying our English preoccupation with social mobility. The film follows an unnamed job seeker, faced with a mandatory work trial at a local fast food outlet in order to continue his entitlement to social welfare. A dystopian nightmare unfolds as humiliation becomes a necessary evil of class progression. In a sardonic interpretation of one former PM’s claim that we are all middle class now or should at least aspire to be, the main character who is unemployed suddenly finds himself on the outside looking in as contemporary fixation with status infects all areas of the social strata.

  • John O’Hare
    Director
  • Tom Phipps
    Director
  • John O’Hare
    Writer
  • Tom Phipps
    Writer
  • John O’Hare
    Producer
  • Tom Phipps
    Producer
  • Felicia Cleveland-Stevens
    Key Cast
  • Rory Smith
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Wellington Underground Film Festival
    Wellington
    New Zealand
    May 14, 2016
  • The Bomb Factory
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 16, 2016
Director - John O’Hare, Tom Phipps