A Jan-David Soutar Film
SCHOLASTIC Affair
Dramatic Thriller • 1950s • 9 Minutes
A Jan-David Soutar Film
Dramatic Thriller • 1950s • 9 Minutes
The Story
"On a stormy night in a 1950s university parking lot, a student's misguided attempt at exposing her professor in an affair goes sideways when she calls the professor's bluff... and his wife."
9
Minutes
1950s
Period
2026
Release
The Student
as Grace
The Professor
as Professor John
The Wife
as Claudia
The Disruptor
as Bobby
The Observer
as Mr. Puck
The Film
Scholastic Affair is a 9-minute dramatic thriller that unfolds in real-time on a stormy night, weaving together themes of gender, power, and the devastating consequences of secrets exposed.
Drawing from the shadow-soaked aesthetic of classic noir and the psychological intensity of Tennessee Williams, the film examines campus politics through a lens of moral ambiguity; where every character believes themselves justified, and no one escapes unscathed.
Shot in meticulous period detail, the parking lot becomes a stage for power dynamics: fluorescent lights hum with tension, rain-slicked asphalt reflects fractured loyalties, and a single car becomes the crucible for lives forever altered.
Runtime
9 Minutes
Genre
Dramatic Thriller / Period Short
Format
Narrative Short Film
Status
Color + Sound Final
Creative Team
Preview
Fine Cut
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Final color and sound in progress
Recognition
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Director
Jan-David Soutar
Writer / Director
Production
MDLA Films
Thesis Film Production
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