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Twenty minutes.Psychological Social Thriller

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Taevo kneeling on the pavement at dawn, polishing his interview shoes

TAEVOGotta look the part. Even if the part’s already seen better days.

Taevo straightening his tie in a smudged mirror

TAEVOLook the part. Feel the part. Be the part.

A bus stop at dawn, every face lit by a phone, Taevo the only one looking up
A lone cyclist, weaving through impatient traffic, suddenly swerves to avoid a closing car door.

TAEVOUnbelievable.

A low, ragged sob pulls at the edges of the ambient din.

TAEVOAre you okay?

WOMANPlease… leave me be.

TAEVOAlright.

Around them, unseen, people are filming.

FIGUREYour phone. Now.

TAEVOHey! Leave him alone!

TAEVOGet out of the way! Let him go!

A knot of teenagers surrounds chloe, a frail girl on the edge of the platform.

TEENAGEROr what? Gonna tell the grown-ups? They don’t care.

CHLOELeave me alone.

A late subway car; every passenger staring, unblinking

TAEVOWhat’s wrong with them?

WOMANWrong with who?

TAEVOEveryone. They’re just… staring.

WOMANWe’re on the train. Where else would we look?

A bystander in the crowd, her face lit by her phone, eyes open
Climbing out of the subway into Times Square at night

TAEVOThis is supposed to be the center of the world…

TAEVOBut it feels so empty.

The packed intersection, hundreds of lit screens
Taevo stopped in the intersection, turned back to face the crowd

Everybody saw it. He is the only one who blinked.

A World of The Block Don’t Blink | A DeShawn Marks Film

The Block Don’t Blink

Psychological Social Thriller20–25 minConcept

A young man has twenty minutes to cross the city for the interview that could change his life, and everything he passes on the way is a reason to stop.

Short to feature

The short ends the moment Taevo notices that nobody blinks; the feature walks him through the interview door to find out why.

TAEVOYou don’t blink.

INTERVIEWEREfficiency dictates resource conservation. Blinking is an unnecessary expenditure of energy.