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Cashback (Original title)Cash Back (Alternative title)
Date: 2003 (Copyright)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Sean Ellis

Synopsis: Part visual monologue, part slapstick comedy. It takes the viewers into the mind of Ben, an art college student in London, who works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night? Sharon, a quiet 21-year-old refuses to look at the clock, realising that will only drag out the time longer. Jenkins, the manager, spends his time leering at Sharon and lecturing Barry and Matt, two practical jokers. Ben sees himself halting the flow of time, so his artistic imagination can run wild, transforming the mundane and everyday into the beautiful and sublime.

Genre:
Comedy

Subject:
Supermarkets
Releases
Date: 10 October 2004Country: USARelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 17 mins 48 secs - Dialogue (original): English
Date: 2005Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: Digital Betacam - Colour - SoundRuntime: 17 mins 42 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Film Institute

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4Duration: 00:18:20 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-103878
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI



Digital materials(3)
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 00:18:20 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-103877
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file


Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 00:18:20 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-103877-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file


Description: MP4Duration: 00:18:20 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-103878
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI



Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 00:17:.48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-103855
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: DVDDuration: 00:17:48 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-715444
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape