The Meeting

Format: Short Film

Genre: Drama

Status: Completed

Key Details

After a student brings a knife into school, a headteacher and his assistant debate the students fate over the course of a tense after hours meeting.

logline

Set over the course of a single evening, The Meeting follows Gerald (Headteacher) and Jenny (Assistant Headteacher) as they debate the fate of a student caught bringing a knife into school. As tensions rise within the confines of the office, the conversation begins to blur the line between professional duty and personal trauma.

Synopsis

The Meeting asks the question: how do personal experiences shape the way we judge others?

Set entirely within the confines of a headteacher’s office, the film explores the emotional weight hidden beneath institutional professionalism. What initially presents itself as a procedural discussion surrounding a student caught bringing a knife into school slowly unravels into something far more personal, exposing the fear, grief and vulnerability that influence both sides of the debate.

The Meeting avoids presenting clear answers or a definitive morality. Both Gerald and Jenny are driven by concern, yet they both hold two completely different perspectives. Rather than focusing solely on the incident itself, the story’s interest is on people discussing it and what baggage comes with it.

Ultimately, The Meeting is not interested in deciding who is right or wrong. Instead, it aims to leave audiences reflecting on compassion, grief and the fragile innocence that still exists underneath fear.

Writer’s Notes

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