The Attendant | Short film about a man beating the system

3 lives, in 11 minutes, with a beautiful ending. My thanks to the author, cast, and crew, for bringing it to light .

I love these shorts. I get more out of these flicks than an overrated Hollywood movie.

Based on a true story from the carpark attendant at Bristol Zoo. He just disappeared one day and all was revealed - he was there for over 30 years I believe. Legend!

11min with a plot, a beginning and an ending, way better than most 2hrs films. Excellent acting. Great filming. Thanks a million (from Paris, France) !

Back over 25 years ago, a story went around that the car park attendant at Bristol zoo did just this. No-one ever questioned who he worked for; just gave him a few quid and went to look at the animals....it was actually a free zoo carpark!

I loved the little chime & grin from husband in the last frame to bookend the movie. The acting was awesome; as was the scripting & plot.

There is ZERO fat on this little gem. Not one extra line or scene. It's tight, sweet, and it has warmth. I like it a lot. 🥰 *I know of an Army PFC during his second tour of Afghanistan who told the sergeant who asked him why he was standing outside the mess tent, that he'd been posted there in order to count the number of soldiers who ate at each meal. He said this because he'd seen many of the others in his group get sent off to dig with engineering units, and he just sort of ''wandered off'' before they could assign him to a labor detail. The sergeant got him a little counter-clicker, and told him to ''keep up the good work.'' It was a made-up job, and he did it for 15 months, AND he was told to ''train'' the next guy when his time was up. He NEVER had to turn in the count, and had no supervisor: easiest time anyone ever did in that war. 😅

Made me smile to see genuine goodness in people at a time when there isn’t much to be found.

Wow, really cool story, well-executed in this film. "I don't need any help. This is MY car park!" Priceless.

Just found this while browsing through YouTube, an absolute masterpiece. All the actors were superb and it made my day. Thanks.

The end with Cathy's husband smiling and waving at his first customer 😂😊❤

Oh, the money that Cathy and her husband are about to make. And so the con continues... Well-written masterpiece.

The smile and wave at the end from a very relieved and happy man! Brought a tear to my eye. Cracking film!

I cried at the end of this. So much more of my own life started making sense. I think it was Marlin Munroe that said," If i did everything by the rule book i wouldn't be where i am now. "

I think this is based on a report about e a car park attendant based at the little hut at the entrance of a car park for years and took entrance fee every day. Was very friendly and got to know the regular workers that used it. It turned out that he had set up himself unofficially and the car park was supposed to be free and unmanned. Genius! :-)

Thank you, for a great example of how we, human beings, can beat the system. It's time.

So clever, makes me want to open my own "car park".

This one was an absolute delight! Most of us feel the stressors of life and wish someone kind would just give us a leg up.

Incredible kindness in a very real world we are all going through. And giving us all hope 'Something always turns up'. Absolutely loved it. Thank you team. Great job! Well done!

Thought he was giving it away easy, but it ends more elegantly. Great film! Kudos!