''Inferno'' is a 2001 28-minute-long sci-fi film directed by

Paul Kousoulides Paul Kousoulides is a British television and film director. Kousoulides is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. His debut film, ''Bass Odyssey'' (2000), was broadcast on Channel 4 and was nominated for the Royal Television Soci ...

, featuring UK cult actress/presenter

Emily Booth Emily Katherine Booth (born 26 April 1976), also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter. Early life Booth was born 26 April 1976 in Chester, Cheshire, growing up in Hastings, East Susse ...

Plot

Set inside a " Quake" like video game, one of the game's cannon-fodder grunts falls for the Lara Croft-inspired heroine and, in a constantly looping game level, tries time and again to catch her attention before she can "chain gun" him.

Cast

Sanjeev Bhaskar Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and as the star of the sitcom '' The Kumars at No. 42''. ...

: "Jaz" * Nitin Ganatra: "Naz" *

: "Laura" * Alan Talbot: "Mr. Bonecrusher"

Prizes

Commissioned by the UK's Channel 4, Inferno won the Silver

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...

at the 2002 Chicago International Film Festival, ''Best Short Film'' at the 2002

London Sci-Fi Film Festival Sci-Fi-London (stylised as SCI-FI-LONDON), also known as The London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film or simply SFL, is an annual United Kingdom-based film festival dedicated to the science fiction and fantasy genres. ...

. It was also nominated for a BAFTA for ''

Best Short Film Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

'' in 2002.

External links

* 2001 short films British short films Films about video games Films about firefighting 2001 films 2001 science fiction films 2000s English-language films {{Short-film-stub