Real Enough

2010, 20 minutes

'Real Enough' is a highly original, ambitious short film by writer director Kevin Curtis

Patrick Langham is a bored thirtysomething guy stuck in a loveless relationship with Janice, his cold and imperious partner of many years. Whilst decorating the spare room, Patrick discovers underneath the wallpaper he's stripping , pasted to the wall , an old newspaper dated from the late-60s. He is struck by a vision - an air stewardess from an advert. He is captivated by her. He discovers that when he touches the photo, he is transported to another time - another place. He enters a world where only the two of them exist, and for the short time that he is there, he is truly happy. His work suffers and relationships deteriorate as he returns to her again and again. Unable to live in the 'real world' anymore, he decides that he must find a way to be with his love forever.

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