ONE DAY NOTICE | Omeleto Drama

A Hollywood agent threatens to kill an assistant if he fails to sign a famous star. Hunter Shea is a timid agent&assistant working for the legendary Ruth Katzman, a former Hollywood heavyweight now on the decline. But now Hunter has a possible new job, and now has to put in his notice. The problem? He&cowed by Ruth&forceful personality, and has procrastinated on telling her he&leaving. But when he finally officially quits, he triggers a psychotic break in Ruth, who sets him a near-impossible task -- as well as the ultimate high stakes -- before he can truly leave. Set in the tradition of classic dysfunctional Hollywood stories like Sunset Boulevard -- with a dash of horror and thrillers like Misery thrown in -- this thriller short, directed by Bryce Marrero and written by Matt Kic and Mike Sorce, is a wild psychological roller coaster that propels a hapless character on a journey of deception, violence and manipulation. The narrative takes a little time to set up its moving pieces: a ruthless but desperate Hollywood agent, her hapless assistant who&anxious to move on, an actress in search of new representation and the uniquely toxic milieu of twisted power, expectations and abuse that Hollywood has often fostered. But once the dominoes begin falling, they swerve into unexpected and dark places that take on an unexpectedly dark weight by the conclusion. A commanding lead performance by veteran British actress Celia Imrie anchors the storytelling, who imbues her...