TINSEL, is a fast-paced action-comedy short film, unashamedly inspired by classic action movies, is about a 36-year-old struggling actor with ADHD facing another lonely Christmas. He instead becomes the unlikely hero of an armed hostage situation, all whilst working as an Elf in a quaint British garden centre!
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