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We Keep On Dancing
Love and Loss over a Broken-Down Volkswagen Beetle in 'We Keep on Dancing'

By Monica Sztybel

A Volkswagen Beetle serves as a reminder of a lost love in the Australian short film We Keep on Dancing by Jessica Barclay Lawton and Rhys Mitchell.

Alan (William Gluth) is mourning the loss of his wife, Christine. It's her birthday today and he was on his way to the cemetery to bring her gifts, driving her favorite old car. A breakdown cuts short his plans, and Alan pushes the car into the nearest garage.

It's business as usual at Danny's garage when Alan arrives. The two rough-looking mechanics, Danny and Fingers (John Brumpton and Rhys Mitchell), look over the car, making jokes at Alan's expense. They inform him that he has two choices: either
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