Short Film Story

This is my first real draft of the bar short. I am writing it in story form. Some of the details may change, but this is the idea for the film.

A man stumbles into a dark bar, his packages of baby formula, bottles, clothes and other sundries strewn across the floor. He reaches into a bag and pulls out five empty baby bottles. He tells the bartender he needs all the bottles properly sanitized in the dishwasher. While the bar has no dishwasher, the bartender is sympathetic and offers to clean them anyways.

While the bartender is away, the man's phone rings incessantly. The bartender returns, but with only 4 bottles. Frantic, the man begins checking his bags again when the bartender reaches out and grabs the man's shoulder. "Brother, you need this one for yourself." The bartender holds up the 5th baby bottle and hands it to the man. The man studies the concoction and squirts a few drops into his mouth. "Maker's Mark Ginger?" The bartender's smile is all the man needs to see. He smiles and walks out of the bar, sucking on his baby bottle.

The bartender looks at the man, reminiscent of his days when he too was a new father. He reaches into the fridge, pulls out his own baby bottle and fills it with Maker's Mark. He leans against the bar and sucks his baby bottle.

THE END