A mild-mannered florist needs a win. She volunteers for a reality show in which she must swap jobs for the day with a paramedic. She didn’t foresee that being a paramedic is a little bit harder than being a florist. This darkly comedic story came from the mind of Revolver director, Trevor Clarence. He turned it into a 12-minute film and it had its world premiere as one of Flickerfest’s Best of Australian Shorts 2021.
“I wanted to make a film that celebrated failure. The movies always tell us that if we just put ourselves out there, try hard and believe in ourselves then we can do anything. But the reality is, we can’t do anything. Sometimes we try really hard and still fail. And someone trying really hard and failing can be a little bit heart-breaking and quite hilarious. It’s my goal to try and make people laugh at things they haven’t laughed at before. Because that’s really how comedy works,” Clarence stated.
Comedy is Clarence’s specialty:
Even cheesy, singing humour…
…but he is not always funny. His 2019 short film, We Are Not Alone, is a sci-fi thriller that collected glowing reviews.
Credits for The Reality:
Written and Directed by Trevor Clarence
Produced by Alicia Rashleigh Butler
Based on an Idea by Trevor Clarence & Cameron James
Director of Photography Alex Serafini
Editor Stuart Morley
Drums Laurence Pike
Music Produced by Otis Studios
Casting Director Danny Long
1st AD Ruby Lennon
Sound recorded by Nathaniel Watkins
Made with the generous support of:
- Revolver
- The Editors Sydney
- Danny Long
- Otis Studios
Rory Buys A Knife written & performed by Before Ciada
Cast: Miranda Daughtry, Alice Parkinson, Duncan Fellows, Ben Dillon-Smith, Simon London, Mike Whalley & Chantelle Jamieson
