Countdown
A man with a toothache tries to read while waiting for his long-overdue dentist appointment, but gets interrupted by an annoying family who starts talking, and doesn't stop talking.
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Ruairi O'BrienDirectorBetween the Floor and the Ceiling
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Ruairi O'BrienWriterBetween the Floor and the Ceiling
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Ruairi O'BrienProducerBetween the Floor and the Ceiling
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Jordan BrownProducerRed River, Sunrise
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Darren O'BrienKey Cast"Man"
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Darren O'BrienKey Cast"Soldier"
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Krystel SeierKey Cast"Mother"
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Chip DavisonKey Cast"Father"Li'l Mayne and the Knuckelheads
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Grace GonzalezKey Cast"Daughter"
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Korin O'BrienKey Cast"Receptionist"
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Comedy, Family
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Runtime:8 minutes 52 seconds
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Completion Date:December 9, 2019
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Production Budget:100 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:1024 : 427
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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MCOM 3359 FIlm FestivalHuntsville
United States
May 10, 2019
Best Editing -
Ravenwood Film FestivalHuntsville
United States
June 30, 2019
Ruairi is a multi-talented sound designer, musician, and filmmaker from Houston who's work evokes the silly and the weird. He has recorded and mixed sound for multiple award-winning films, and is currently signed to the record label Very Jazzed - LP "Ataraxic" out now
A goal I set out for Countdown was to create the anxiety of being trapped inside your own head in a funny and abstracted way. I wrote the screenplay after talking with a couple of friends about how stressful it is to be trapped between tasks, unable to make headway on one task before a new one distracts you - there are days where I walk in circles for hours, and I wanted to provide some catharsis for that.
The main character is simply trying to read a book to distract him from an awful toothache, only to be interrupted by a loud, scatter-brained family, again and again. As the interruptions increase in size and amount, the main character's anxiety grows and grows until he snaps, and reality breaks.