Operator
Drama
An Emergency Services Operator in a Fire Control Room has just started a long night shift when she picks up a call from a desperate young mother. An hour previously, Gemma had fallen asleep in front of the television and has now woken to find the room full of smoke. Her three year old son is trapped in his bedroom upstairs. Flames have started to creep down the stairs that Gemma must use in order to reach him. The operator’s guidance is all that Gemma can rely on in order to survive.
🎬 DirectorCaroline Bartleet
📅 Release2015-10-03
🌍 CountryUnited Kingdom
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioThe Edge Picture Company
🗳 Votes7
🎭 Cast
Kate Dickie
Operator
Vicky McClure
Gemma
Lorna Jones
Call Handler
Laura McAlpine
Call Handler
Janet Bartleet
Call Handler
Larry Bartleet
Call Handler
Phil Dean
Call Handler
Eoin Geoghegan
Male Caller
Philip De Winter Shaw
Male Caller
Zora Bishop
Female Caller
Paul Andrew Williams
Firefighter
🎥 Crew
Director
Caroline Bartleet
Producer
Rebecca Morgan
Director of Photography
Vanessa Whyte
Editor
Yann Heckmann
Production Runner
Siobhan Lloyd
Digital Imaging Technician
Christopher Belcher
Makeup Artist
Louise Goodson
Lighting Technician
Genki McClure
Foley Artist
Louise Brown
Camera Trainee
Jay Coates
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
woman directorshort film
💬 Reviews
Kate Dickie is on terrific form here in this tensely crafted short feature. She is ''Lorna'', an emergency co-ordinator for the fire service who responds to a 999 call from the panic-stricken ''Gemma''. Her home is on fire and her young son is trapped upstairs, and so having despatched the fire brigade, ''Lorna'' attempts to keep her caller calm and safe until assistance arrives. Of course, the mo…
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