Annabel Davis

A woman wanders through a maze of storage units, looking for her clones. This was the winning entry of an international challenge in 2003 where directors were asked to make a five-minute short film utilizing a randomly selected film title, prop, and line of dialog. At the end of the 48 hours, 180 teams completed and submitted films.

After John receives a call from his friend regarding his absence at a party, a piece of stationery speaks to him unexpectedly, which is revealed to be his Stapler. Cautiously, John tries to get to know the Stapler to see what he can learn.

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.