Final Transmission

A TV set in an electrical shop has reached the end of the road, or has it?

Paul Draper

$395.00

Synopsis

In an old electrical repair shop, a TV set sparks to life on a shelf. A Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film plays. Nearby, two radios click on subtly. One plays a RADIO PREACHER, the other a SPORTS ANNOUNCER. Through the interplay between the TV image and the radio commentaries, we get a sense of a soul not wanting to depart.

HARRY works at the repair shop. At the instruction of his manager AMELIA, he readies unsold items that are beyond easy repair for the trash skip outside. The truck will collect the skip that day. Harry notices the apparently connected dialogue between the old TV and the radios and opts to save the TV from being taken away. It has called for help in the only way it can, and we leave on the promise that it might just be repaired for a new home on another day.

Details

Genre

fantasy, shortFilm

Language

English

Number of pages

6

Type

short