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The Milkman Cometh

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How it feels

An office worker gets fixated on the peaceful countryside picture printed on a can of milk at work. This short film follows his growing distraction from the everyday routine.

quirkywhimsicaldarkly comicobservationalslightly surrealdaydreamydeadpan

What happens

The Milkman Cometh is a Canadian black comedy short film, directed by Lorne Bailey and released in 1988. The film centres on an office worker (Kerry Kyle) who becomes transfixed by the bucolic nature scene on a can of milk at the coffee machine. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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