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Closing Shift

KC and Reggie just want to go home for the night, but unhappy customers make the closing shift at the movie theater take a horrifying turn.

  • M-Alain Bertoni
    Writer
    Rewind or Die
  • M-Alain Bertoni
    Director
  • Stewart Jeffers
    Director of Cinematography
  • Madie Vachon
    Producer
  • Ilia Jones
    Key Cast
    "KC"
    Arranged
  • Thomas Tetterson
    Key Cast
    "Reggie"
    Have A Nice Life
  • Kendra Stout
    Key Cast
    "Elaine"
    Megalopolis, Fear Street
  • Cassidy Petrykowski
    Key Cast
    "Britt"
    Hell Squad
  • Keagan Kermode
    Key Cast
    "Brody"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony Venice
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - UNC School of the Arts
  • Hollywood HorrorFest
    Los Angeles, CA
    October 6, 2024
    Screenplay Competition
    Best Student Short Script
  • HorrorFest International

    Screenplay Competition
    Semi-Finalist
  • Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest

    Screenplay Competition
    Honorable Mention
  • Skate or Die Film Fest

    Screenplay Competition
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - M-Alain Bertoni

M-Alain Bertoni (they/them) is a multidisciplinary filmmaker that crafts stories about human connection, delivered inside a candy-coated shell made of the surreal, absurd, and horrific.

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Director Statement

Working in a movie theater can suck. I know from first hand experience! Endless shifts popping popcorn and sweeping theaters blend together, with the occasional hostile customer to shake things up. Oftentimes, what makes the job bearable are your co-workers. And as the hours creep forward, the end of your shift nowhere in sight, the only way to pass the time is commiserating together about customers, talking trash about the movies playing, and just slacking off. Closing Shift is my ode to the movie theater employee with a thriller twist, a reflection on what it means to work a thankless job and deal with customers who treat you as sub-human.