SMUDGED SMILE ft Mia McKenna-Bruce 🏆 Coming-of-Age Short Film

Added: 2026-05-13

[00:00:12]Where?

[00:00:16]Where?

[00:00:47]Heat. Heat.

[00:01:03]Good morning.

[00:01:05]>> Morning.

[00:01:06]>> Good morning.

[00:01:08]>> Uh, pancakes. Anyone?

[00:01:11]>> I wouldn't say no.

[00:01:12]>> Go on then.

[00:01:13]>> Okay. Need this.

[00:01:17]Need this.

[00:01:19]I need this.

[00:01:23]And how many eggs? Two eggs.

[00:01:26]>> Two eggs. Okay. Two eggs.

[00:01:30]Okay.

[00:01:34]Uh milk.

[00:01:37]Milk. And then we should be >> things don't really get to me usually.

[00:01:42]Oh, >> excellent start.

[00:01:45]Very good.

[00:01:50]Have you thought about what cake you want for your birthday yet? Ooh. Um, I think that we should make one again.

[00:02:00]>> Yeah, good idea.

[00:02:07]>> There we go.

[00:02:09]>> Thank you.

[00:02:10]>> Is that the English coursework? It's not due till Friday.

[00:02:14]>> Yeah, I finished it yesterday.

[00:02:17]How do you do it?

[00:02:19]>> Look, I'm so proud of it. I've like decorated it and everything.

[00:02:23]>> See? Oh, I am so sorry.

[00:02:26]>> Oh my god.

[00:02:26]>> I'm sorry. I'm getting cleared up.

[00:02:31]>> Seriously, you just spilled all over the homework.

[00:02:33]>> It's not due till Friday anyway. So, >> I'm so sorry.

[00:02:40]>> Wait.

[00:02:42]>> Careful.

[00:02:43]>> Next time.

[00:02:44]>> Just put on the radiator to dry. Mom says I've always been like a weirdly happy kid.

[00:02:49]>> Uh, miss, I've kind of taken like an abstract approach to the coursework. Oh, >> I'm expecting great things, Zoe.

[00:03:01]>> What's the point of getting upset about things you can't really do anything about?

[00:03:04]>> If anyone else has finished their coursework, do you want to bring up the question again?

[00:03:16]Someone could take something.

[00:03:18]>> Someone could take something with them.

[00:03:19]What would you take? And then they say, I take a car window so I can wind it down if it gets hot.

[00:03:24]>> That's the worst joke I've ever Why are you wearing to 16 tonight? Cuz I've literally got zero ideas.

[00:03:33]>> Um, >> yeah. No, me either, actually.

[00:03:36]>> I think we need a call later to debrief.

[00:03:38]Yeah, >> because I haven't got a clue.

[00:03:55]Hey, Zo. Uh, okay. One, you look amazing. But two, are you ready? Cuz the Uber's going to be here.

[00:04:03]>> Yes.

[00:04:04]>> Okay, you better, cuz it's not even finished yet.

[00:04:08]>> Yeah, it's going to take me like 5 minutes.

[00:04:10]>> Okay. Okay, I'm going to Okay, you better be ready in like 5. Okay.

[00:04:17]Um, my life's really nice when I think about it.

[00:05:03]good party.

[00:05:06]>> Amazing.

[00:05:08]>> Would you mind doing my nails really quickly?

[00:05:12]>> Okay, fine. But only because I'm the best.

[00:05:17]>> Okay. So, I just want a red French tip.

[00:05:20]Okay.

[00:05:22]>> Okay.

[00:05:23]This is a cute color.

[00:05:24]>> Yeah.

[00:05:26]Right.

[00:05:31]So, just Oh.

[00:05:35]>> Oh.

[00:05:38]Uh, no. Okay. That's okay. That's okay. We can we can do like a half and half ombre type situation.

[00:05:54]>> Okay. Show me.

[00:05:55]>> Yeah.

[00:05:55]>> Yeah.

[00:05:55]>> Yeah.

[00:05:57]>> So, if we just put like this.

[00:06:02]>> So, like that.

[00:06:03]>> Oh, yeah. I actually really like it.

[00:06:06]>> You do?

[00:06:07]>> Yeah. Can you do that?

[00:06:08]>> I've got good people around me.

[00:06:10]>> Okay.

[00:06:11]the best people. Also, I was thinking maybe if we could like go shopping for a birthday outfit tomorrow, maybe.

[00:06:23]>> Yeah. Yeah, of course we can.

[00:06:26]>> Thanks, Mom.

[00:06:29]>> It's become a lot more complicated now.

[00:06:31]>> Yeah, I see that. Looks good, though.

[00:06:33]>> Yeah.

[00:07:10]Zoe.

[00:07:17]Zoe.

[00:07:23]But sometimes it's hard to be the happy person everyone knows you to be.

[00:07:56]breakfast. Zoe Oh, there you are. I got you some bits for your party. Do you want to have a look and see what you like?

[00:08:56]Did it look good, Mom?

[00:08:58]>> Well, you barely looked.

[00:09:02]>> You might love.

[00:09:05]>> I think the only decoration we need is a gigantic picture of me.

[00:09:11]>> Perfect.

[00:09:13]>> Sometimes everything feels a bit much.

[00:09:15]>> Well done, girls. Thank you, Senzie. Genius.

[00:09:23]Not mine though.

[00:09:27]I'm buzzing for a party. You got your outfit sorted?

[00:09:32]>> I think so.

[00:09:34]Wow. You're going to look gorgeous.

[00:09:36]Birthday girl.

[00:09:56]Do you want to help?

[00:09:59]>> Maybe later.

[00:10:00]>> Cheer up, sir. It's your birthday.

[00:10:29]Okay.

[00:10:30]Don't forget to set a timer on your phone. Okay.

[00:10:37]Perfect.

[00:10:44]Hey, do you want to go and watch some telly?

[00:10:48]>> Um, I'm going to go and read actually if that's okay.

[00:10:53]>> Yeah, of course.

[00:11:08]Zoe the cake.

[00:11:17]Can I really be expected to just laugh it off every single time?

[00:11:20]>> Did you want a charcoal cake?

[00:11:21]>> I'm so stupid. I forgot the time.

[00:11:26]>> Oh, darling, it's fine. There's plenty of batter. We can make another one.

[00:11:31]>> No cakes ruin. I'm such an idiot.

[00:11:33]>> Zoe.

[00:12:56]What happens It's when all the little voices in your head are telling you that you're rubbish and everything you get wrong is just more proof.

[00:13:18]Everything gets really loud until sometimes you can't hear anything at all.

[00:13:34]life.

[00:13:45]>> Happy birthday, Zoe.

[00:13:47]>> Happy birthday to you.

[00:13:50]Happy birthday to you.

[00:13:54]Happy birthday dear.

[00:13:58]Happy birthday to you.

[00:14:05]Happy birthday >> to you.

[00:14:13]Happy birthday to you.

[00:14:17]>> Why do the things that are meant to make you feel happy stop working sometimes?

[00:14:22]Happy birthday to you.

[00:14:32]>> Oh, go on. Blow them all out. Then you can make a wish.

[00:14:35]>> Here, let me help you.

[00:14:40]>> Happy birthday. Cut this.

[00:14:43]>> And you just feel empty.

[00:15:51]And then sometimes it's a bit easier to not get so upset.

[00:16:21]Thank you, Lord.

[00:16:27]pancakes.

[00:16:36]Yay.

[00:16:41]>> Come on then.

[00:16:44]>> All right.

[00:16:44]>> I feel a bit more >> me.

[00:16:48]>> Uh, thank you for the party yesterday.

[00:16:50]It was really cute.

[00:16:51]>> It's my pleasure, my love. And everything doesn't have to be the end of the world.

[00:16:54]>> Go. Go.

[00:16:55]>> Yeah. You're next.

[00:16:57]>> I'm gonna need I'm gonna need a walk after this. We're We're We are going on a walk, >> right?

[00:17:02]>> Oh, thank you, sweetheart.

[00:17:03]>> Right.

[00:17:04]>> Thank you.

[00:17:05]>> Come on. I'm doing I'm doing all >> Oh, blueberries. Blueberries.

[00:17:10]>> Chocolate.

[00:17:10]>> Oh, fair enough.

[00:17:11]>> No.

[00:17:12]>> Yeah.

[00:17:23]I can handle it.

[00:17:36]>> And if I can't, that's okay, too.

[00:17:47]I think the streets feel love.

[00:18:10]We're mix with life.

[00:18:14]Goes down, go down.

[00:18:17]And sh invincible.

[00:18:44]you back here.

[00:18:46]We take a spin down the highway, never let go.

[00:18:55]So we drive through the shower to feel the rush again and turn down. We're invincible.

[00:19:16]Heat. Heat. Heat.