Body Clock

United Kingdom / / 00:03:15 min

Logline: When a driven architect pitches her dream project, the cross-examination of the panel suggests her ticking body clock will interrupt her commitment. She dissociates and finds herself in a surreal 80s game show in a parallel timeline where she must wrestle with absurd ultimatums about motherhood, career, and identity before time runs out, literally. Breif Synopsis: Jade Duff, a 31-year-old architect, is about to seal the deal of her dreams, her visionary off-grid public building is about to be green lit. But one man on the board suspects she’ll want to start a family before the project is delivered. A ticking egg timer in the room, a symbolic reminder, kills the moment and transports her into a garish 1980s game show, called Body Clock hosted by the glitzy Fertilla Bloom. Jade is subjected to an awkward quiz that pits motherhood against ambition, family duty against personal freedom, and desire against fear. With canned applause and conveyor belts of absurd choices, Jade resists playing by the rules. But when Fertilla manipulates time itself, rigging Jade’s choices, a comic and chaotic showdown erupts. Jade finally smashes the egg timer, shattering the show’s illusion and hurling herself back into her pitch meeting timeline, where she must decide if she’s truly ready to commit to the life she’s fighting for.