The Eleven O'Clock explained

The Eleven O'Clock
Director:	Derin Seale
Producer:	Karen Bryson Josh Lawson Derin Seale
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Cinematography:	Matt Toll
Editing:	Drew Thompson
Music:	Adrian Sergovich
Studio:	FINCH
Runtime:	13 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

The Eleven O'Clock is a 2016 Australian live-action short film directed by Derin Seale. It was inspired by a sketch from the television series A Bit of Fry and Laurie.^[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.^[2]

Plot

A session between a psychiatrist and his patient, delusively believing he is the psychiatrist, gets out of hand.^[3]

Cast

• Josh Lawson as Terry Phillips
• Damon Herriman as Nathan Klein
• Jessica Donoghue as Linda
• Gregory J. Thorsby as Security Guard
• Eliza Logan as Daisy
• Alyssa McClelland as Donna

Reception

Critical response

The Eleven O'Clock has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8.80/10 among all critics. On IMDb, the short holds a review score of 7.6, with 960 votes.^[4]

Awards and nominations

• • Nominated: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Won: Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Short Fiction Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Psychiatrists. A Bit of Fry & Laurie. 2018-02-13.
2. Web site: Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads Way With 13 . Hipes . Patrick . January 23, 2018 . . January 24, 2018 .
3. Web site: The Eleven O'Clock . . January 24, 2018 .
4. Web site: The Eleven O'Clock. Rotten Tomatoes.