Drama

Late Shift

A claustrophobic, snowbound thriller about two employees trapped overnight in a locked convenience store.

On Route 179 in Stillwater, a late-night snowstorm isolates a small roadside convenience store. An employee on the graveyard shift is tasked with training a new hire — a routine night, until the trainee accidentally triggers a security lockdown. With no way out until morning, the two are forced to endure the long night together in the fluorescent-lit aisles. The storm outside deepens their sense of confinement, while inside, awkward small talk, tension, and fleeting moments of connection shift the atmosphere. What begins as a frustrating mistake slowly turns into a test of patience, trust, and how people adapt when cut off from the world.

Themes

Confinement & Patience, Forced Connection, Isolation Under Pressure

Setting

Stillwater

Year

2020

Published

6/11/2025

Revised

9/17/2025