The most breathlessly magical of these is the scene that became the talking point about the original short where Sean Biggerstaff freezes time in the supermarket and wanders through sketching the shoppers as they stand in the aisles nude. The rest of the plot has been added to pad the short to feature length.Ĭashback is a film that is made with a genuine magic. The short is contained within the feature film version – the scenes with Michelle Ryan of Bionic Woman (2007) fame as Sean Biggerstaff’s ex have been added but basically the start of the film showing his insomnia, his taking the job at the supermarket, his infatuation with Emilia Fox, of the other staff clowning about and especially the scenes that became the talking point about the short film – where he demonstrates his ability to freeze time and walks through the store filled with nude bodies – are all there.
This became a word of mouth festival hit and won a host of awards, including being nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film at the 2005 Academy Awards, whereupon Sean Ellis was given money to expand it to full length. As it transpires, Cashback falls into the spotty but usually worthwhile tradition of the British romantic comedy – see the likes of Gregory’s Girl (1981), Experience Preferred… But Not Essential (1982), The Rachel Papers (1989) and the odd genre effort such as Virtual Sexuality (1999) and What Ever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999).Ĭashback started as an 18-minute short film made in 2004 by debuting director Sean Ellis.
I was attracted by what sounded like a fantastic plot description of someone who could stop time. Cashback is a rather charming find from the backwaters of cable programming.
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