Cashback (2004)

Director:

Sean Ellis

Writer:

Sean Ellis (written by)

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You give 8 hours...They give you money.

Plot:

Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he 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?

Plot Keywords:

Time | Late Night | Work | Money | Co Worker

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins

Cast

Sean Biggerstaff	...	Ben
Emilia Fox	...	Sharon
Stuart Goodwin	...	Jenkins
Michael Dixon	...	Barry
Michael Lambourne	...	Matt
Hatti Riemer	...	Old Lady
Frank Hesketh	...	Young Ben
Irene Bagach	...	Frozen Girl 1
Christine Fuller	...	Frozen Girl 2
Celesta Hodge	...	Deer Girl
Kinvara Balfour	...	Shampoo Girl 1
Cherie Nichole	...	Shampoo Girl 2
Hayley-Marie Coppin	...	Swedish Student
Daphne Guinness	...	Checkout Counter Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nia Roberts	...	Woman at the Till (uncredited)
Michelle Ryan	...	Suzy (uncredited)
Janine-May Tinsley	...	Adult Natalie (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean Ellis

Writing credits
Sean Ellis		(written by)

Produced by
Lene Bausager	....	producer
Daphne Guinness	....	executive producer
Kai-Lu Hsiung	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rick Astley

Cinematography by
Alex Barber

Film Editing by
Dayn Williams

Production Design by
Morgan Kennedy

Art Direction by
Ben Irwin

Production Management
Carla Poole	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Ciglia	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Giancarlo Dellapina	....	sound mixer
Tawa K. Durowoju	....	boom operator
Lee Walpole	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Max Horton	....	digital colourist

Editorial Department
Lisa Jordan	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Russell Chipz Chipping	....	driver

Other crew
Winnie Li	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Left Turn Films
• Ugly Duckling Films
• RSA Films

Also Known As:

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18

Filming Locations:

Sainsbury's, Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Company:

Left Turn Films

Trivia:

The shampoo bottles Barry and Matt use to "help the ladies" are actually a real brand of shampoo and hair products by Umberto Giannini.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006)

Soundtrack:

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Cashback, a short film, long on imagination and wit.

Cashback is a gem of a short film. It has a unique visual aesthetic laced with a wicked sense of humour. Sean Ellis gets beautiful performances from his actors, played out beneath the life sapping neon of this enclosed world, brilliantly creating the boredom of the lives of the nightshift workers in a 24 hour supermarket. We're sucked into their twilight existence and treated to the surreal, bizarre and comic; as the characters each find their way to make it through the graveyard shift.

It makes you laugh and makes you think.You'll never look at a store worker the same way again. It's a short film, long on wit and imagination.