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Jane Campion’s debut short thrives on unpredictable rhythms. Right from the start, there’s the pounding sound of an orange bouncing off the windscreen of a car, given the echoey amplification of a ball in a school corridor by excellent sound design. Then there’s the cars that whoosh past at random intervals throughout its nine minutes, their closeness bringing a sense of additional threat. Not that there’s much need for extra menace given the occupants of this particular car.

The orange is being flung by a little boy (Ben Martin), his gingery hair recalling the colour of its peel. A brief title card clues us into his relationship with the driver and backseat passenger. At the wheel is his dad (Tim Pye), whose hair matches his son, while behind them sits the little boy’s aunt (Katie Pye).

The peel of the title will soon be deposited...