Civil Service

Civil Service

She just wanted help, all she got was...Civil Service.

PG-13 2025 · 15 min · ★ 5.0 · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama

Civil Service follows a single man in charge of "family services" through a typical workday as he denies requests for government assistance while being confronted by his psyche in the form of his dead mother.

Directed by Tiffany Kimmel · Written by Tiffany Kimmel

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