After 17 year old Nick stabs his fellow student with a math compass, he has to complete 70 hours of community service for his actions to be forgiven.
‘Serving Time’ is about the relationships Nick builds with unexpected people and being forced to put his careless attitude aside to help other, and even save a life. He quickly learns that his impulsive reactions get him nowhere with the leadership of Terry, head of the local soup kitchen.
As a drama/comedy based in a soup kitchen, our aim is to shine a light on people who are often looked over in society, and how taking a chance on someone can lead to a series of positive experiences and build meaningful, life changing relationships.
A bench looks out onto the grey London skyline. Kayakers paddle along the river, small waves hit the shore, seagulls fly in and out of shot. A young man walks in front of the bench with his headphones on listening to a song with lots of drums and leans on the fence looking out at the skyline. A close up of a half-smoked cigarette in his hand, then to a wide side view as he continues to smoke, and back to a close up on his eyes as he looks out. It then cuts back to behind the bench as he throws his finished cigarette into the river below, puts on his hood, and walks out of frame, revealing the words ‘Serving Time’. Two more people then walk into the frame wiping the words away. As the same song he was listening to in his headphones plays we see a compilation of shots from a kitchen, a timer, a white board, tongs hanging, and various spices. On a lamp post hangs a sign reading ‘Soup Kitchen, warm meals for the homeless, Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 7pm, and address tabs that can be ripped off the bottom. The young man turns a corner and walks forward, before crossing the street towards a door. As he pushed the door open and enters the building the words ‘HOUR ONE’ are typed onto the screen. The door closes behind him and it fades to black.
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