A man finds himself stuck on an endless commute to a job that doesn’t exist. Short film set in Birmingham, written by Richard Dadd, directed by Dan Fryer, featuring Catrin Huitson, with original music by Natasha Davies.

Dan and Gate bring stock images to life. Simple as that. For added Bakery goodness, Richard Dadd pops up as Satan a couple of times. If you like these three videos, you can see the whole series on the dedicate Live Stock YouTube channel.

“Delightful. An affectionate look at how we might forget the art of physical books, but their power will never disappear.” – Huffington Post “An exploration of mortality from the perspective of a man who views his life — and legacy — in terms of his love for books.” – io9.com “Remarkable and beautiful and strange and magical.” – Amazing Stories Magazine “Thought-provoking and amusing. It’s enough to make me run out and buy a paperback right now.” – gizmodo.com A satirical fantasy imagining a future where books have died out. One day, a small boy’s holographic entertainment fails. Heading outside, he stumbles upon the last ever bookshop. And inside, an ancient shopkeeper has been waiting over 25 years for a customer… Filmed on location, with CGI effects and an original score performed by Arlet, this is our love letter to independent bookshops. Bibliophiles across the globe rapidly pushed the film beyond 50,000 views, helping to stir up valuable debate about the real future of bookshops. Discover more on The Last Bookshop Blog

“Arlet’s music is located somewhere between the folk club and the chamber music hall.” Music video for Arlet filmed in the atmospheric Volharding barge, moored upon the Thames near Tower Bridge. The creaks of the boards and the splash of the river provide the perfect backdrop to Arlet’s evocative sound. In a fruitful exchange, we shot this promo for Arlet and in return they performed the stirring score to our film The Last Bookshop.