Tick Tock (2024)

(Due to the Film’s Festival submissions, the full film is unavailable at this moment)

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Genre: Horror

Logline

A young boy struggles to finish his math test before time runs out, but is it the lack of accommodations holding him back, or something else entirely…

Synopsis

Oliver Brown, a young boy battling undiagnosed ADHD and anxiety, is locked in a race against time as he faces a daunting test without the accommodations he desperately needs. In a classroom with regular year 11 students, he struggles to keep himself from distracting the others simply trying to finish their tests.

As the ticking clock counts down, the weight of expectation bears down on Oliver. His reality warps, and transforms the very fabric of his existence. It's a chilling revelation: Oliver was never in a classroom, and the relentless pressure he endured was not from the test but rather a malevolent demon lurking within his own psyche.

But as time goes on, Andrew learns that their relationship can't be what he hoped for, confronted by the painful reality of unrequited love.

Short Film

Directed and Written by Abbie Cadden