Black Octopus short film · 2022
Lips
A quiet drink after work leads to a barefoot stranger and a story too preposterous to be true. Or is it?
Watch the filmYear2022
GenreDark mystery
ProductionBlack Octopus
The film
The story
A quiet drink after work leads to a chance meeting with a barefoot stranger and a dizzying chain of events that keeps its truth hidden until the last frame.
Lips is a paean to the dark wit of British television classics such as Tales of the Unexpected, Beasts and Thriller.
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Credits
Written byDavid L. Hayles
Directed byHayden Hewitt
FeaturingJames Dreyfus, Paul Dewdney
Now showing