Private Project

Thirty Minutes

A woman, Lucy, is so lonely in the digital age that she becomes a call girl, not for the money, but because it's the only way she can be assured of someone to talk to.

  • Claire Elizabeth Terry
    Director
  • Claire Elizabeth Terry
    Writer
  • David Bertran
    Producer
    Coming to Terms
  • Claire Elizabeth Terry
    Producer
  • Lúcia Moniz
    Key Cast
    "Lucy"
    Love, Actually
  • Luka Peros
    Key Cast
    "Oliver"
    Money Heist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Claire Elizabeth Terry

Claire was born in Coventry, England. She trained in stage-management at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, and has lived in France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

After working for several years in British theatre (where she fought for, and won, the right to become the first female stagehand at the Royal National Theatre), she became a writer for the Rough Guides travel series.

In 2008, Claire conceived and edited the book, The Art of Living: a Practical Guide to Being Alive, the profits from which are donated to Green Cross International. The book includes contributions from The Dalai Lama, Michael Douglas, Desmond Tutu, Richard Branson, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

In 2015 she founded and created the Rocaberti Writers' Retreats, held in medieval castles in Europe, where talented screenwriters seeking to break into the film business are matched with industry experts to help mentor them.

She is also the writer and executive producer of the upcoming feature film, ROSES, and has recently written, directed and produced the short THIRTY MINUTES (2020), starring Lúcia Moniz (of LOVE, ACTUALLY).

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Director Statement

THIRTY MINUTES not only depicts the loneliness and alienation of the digital age - something which I feel very strongly about - but also touches on another issue which affects us all: our consciousness, or perception, of being alive.  
And the more aware of our interconnectedness that this perception brings us, the more we realize that we're never really alone...