The Bench is a 2007 short film written by James Marks and directed by Alex McCormack. It was made by film students of the Northern Film School in 2006, post-production finished in 2007.

Plot

The film is told through the personality of a typical park bench, the Bench narrates retrospectively at his life and the people that has come and gone in his lifetime. Not having the senses that human beings deem normal he lives with his surroundings, in a bubble of feel. Only being able to sense we view this characters life through the warmth of touch, vibration of laughter and the uncertainty of emotion.