Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job! The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Lenny Henry
Terence
Susan Brown
Mrs Percival
Kathy Burke
Sally
Shelagh Fraser
Lost Shopper
Neil Pearson
Greg
Neil McCaul
Father
John Normington
Senior Floor Manager
Annabel Leventon
Wealthy Woman
Graham Seed
The Man
Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job! The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
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