SHORT FILM: TWO WORLDS

Timothy always starts his day in his Utopia which is his home where his actions are always on the right. He wakes up to his alarm clock feeling enthusiastic about the day. He walks down the corridor to his mother preparing breakfast. He then enters the bathroom, and gets ready for the day. After getting dressed for work, Timothy eats his breakfast before bidding his mother farewell. He walks towards the lift lobby, smiling at his mother who is waving goodbye. As soon as he enters the lift, the smile fades away. This begins the primary theme of transitioning between the world he loves (Utopia) and the world he despises (Dystopia).

 

Travelling to work, Timothy’s Dystopia where his actions are always on the left, he boards the train and leans onto the train doors. He gazes out of the train while listening to his music, with barely a thought in his mind as his journey to work starts. He reaches the office and starts his work. Not long after, his boss approaches and demanded him to complete the presentation slides for the meeting in the afternoon. At lunch, he picked a seat to have his meal alone and glanced around in envy to notice that everyone is eating with their friends except him.

 

Timothy returns to the office after lunch to see a note on his table, stating "Meeting at 1". He remembers that the client is attending the meeting, he knew it by then that he was about to face an angry boss. He quickens his steps to the meeting room. Both the impatient client and the fuming boss who have been waiting for the presentation were losing their patience. Timothy arrives, feeling apologetic yet nervous as he starts giving out the templates to everyone in the meeting before proceeding with the presentation. Being late and rushing into the meeting made him more anxious for the presentation. However, only five minutes into the talk, his computer runs into an error.

 

He apologises and frantically tries to fix the problem with his laptop. The client who was displeased with Timothy’s attitude, stomps out of the meeting. Timothy gets reprimanded by his boss and is left in the meeting room alone, feeling dejected. As he drags his feet to his desk, he overhears his colleagues gossiping about the incident about him in meeting. He settles down on his seat and is greeted by a new pile of work. He looks over what he has to complete by today and sighs.

 

Timothy works overtime and is the last that is left in office. At 8, he leaves the office with a heavy heart, takes the train and returns home. He takes the lift back up to his personal sanctuary, the only place he feels secure. The door opens to his mother welcoming him cheerfully. He takes off his shoes and realizes his mother has prepared supper and it looks delicious. His family sits down and began to unwind their day together, having conversations where he did not have to feel pressured by as he feels embraced by warmth.

 

After his meal, he begins his work on his laptop. His sister comes across his work which is on the screen and praises him over his work, flashing back to his meeting and it's parallel. He realizes that his family will always be there through his hardship and felt comforted as he tucks himself to bed. The screen fades to black as the alarm rings, and the cycle repeats