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Bucket's List

Millie Bucket prepares for a marathon; however, she trips on her shoelace, tumbles down the stairs, and finds herself in the doctor’s office. During her visit, Millie reveals her intention to fulfil her lifelong bucket list to the doctor and the nurse. Upon the doctor's recommendation for hospital monitoring, Millie barricades herself in the room, compelled to confront her diagnoses and reflect on her past decisions.

  • Vaiva Dirgėlaitė
    Director
  • Cameron Ronnie Bond
    Writer
  • Filippo Bernardini
    Producer
  • Carola Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Millie Bucket "
  • Joe Evans
    Key Cast
    "Doctor Hill"
  • Sophie Lejava
    Key Cast
    "Nurse Liz"
  • Kirsten Henderson
    Key Cast
    "Young Millie Bucket"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 GBP
  • 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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - London Film Academy
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • London Film Academy
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Vaiva Dirgėlaitė

Vaiva Dirgėlaitė, a filmmaker originally from Lithuania and currently residing in Manchester, UK. She has recently graduated from the London Film Academy with First-Degree Honours. Despite commencing on her filmmaker journey at the age of twenty, Vaiva has already accumulated numerous credits as a first assistant director, writer, and director during her university years. In her directorial festival debut, “Bucket’s List”, she showcases her developing directorial style. In the future Vaiva aspires to continue telling character-driven stories with elements of surrealism and unreliable narrators.

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Director Statement

At its core the film is about the fear of failure and how that exact fear affects us.

During the preparation period the writer, Ronnie Bond, and I worked closely to tweak the story to be more than about a woman with a dream and more about the journey of a woman fighting tooth and nail for something she finds important to her life’s fulfilment. The film is a tool of reflection for the audience as much as it is entertainment.

We, the filmmakers, have the duty to entertain. However, I wanted to stay respectful towards the main character, Millie Bucket, and her journey - rather than laugh at her failures, I wanted to go on this adventure with her. When she is excited, we see the quick cuts and the quick tempo. When she is sad, we see the colour change and we see Millie up close and personal. When she is in her fantasy world we join her side with the help of the music, montages, and a changed aspect ratio. We never leave her, we do everything she does and we feel everything she does as well.

This was the first film with a budget that I directed. The pressure of which forced me to keep my head down, stay humble, and truly explore Millie’s world. What do I know about what she is going through? Where have I seen it? Have I been there too?

I reached the conclusion that Millie’s story weaves its way into everyone’s hearts. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you reflect, and it makes you resonate. At least that’s what I hope for.