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Open Door Policy

One month left on the lease. The four flatmates take a vote: from today nothing gets hidden. Every week the rule gets an amendment.

Episode 1: The Vote

6 episodesUnder One RoofTaboo

Episode 1 plays here for free. From episode 2 onwards you need a Dreamy Shorts membership.

What Open Door Policy is about

Manchester, a flatshare with four people, two bathrooms and a lease that runs out in a month. At the last dinner together someone puts a proposal on the table, half as a joke: until moving day, nobody hides anything from the others. Doors open, conversations open, everything open. The vote goes three to one, and the vote against will make itself heard again. From the first evening a door stays open that was always shut before.

Every week the rule gets amended, always at the table, always by vote. First one blanket for two on the sofa, then an evening when everyone says yes, then an invitation meant for one person only. Every amendment pulls the four closer to a night after which the flatshare either breaks apart or someone stays even though the lease is up. This is about flatmates, not family, about adults who have lived in close quarters too long to keep fooling themselves. The city stays outside, and the whole series plays out in the hallway, the kitchen and rooms whose doors no longer close.

Open Door Policy tells this month in six episodes: The Vote, One Blanket, Everyone Says Yes, Invited, The First No, Last Night. The first no comes late and carries weight. Episode 1 is the vote, the argument over the wording and the first time somebody walks down the hallway at night and finds no door that is shut.

All episodes of Open Door Policy

EpisodeTitleAccess
1The VoteFree
2One BlanketMembership
3Everyone Says YesMembership
4InvitedMembership
5The First NoMembership
6Last NightMembership

Watch Open Door Policy: episode 1 plays here

You watch the first episode here in the player, no account. From episode 2 you need the Dreamy Shorts membership, 19.99 USD a month or 119.88 USD a year, approx. £15 a month or £91 a year, converted, rate varies. Worked out per month, the annual plan costs half. Cancellable at any time according to the provider, free account with Google or email.

The series sits in Under One Roof and Taboo. Six episodes in portrait format, one to two minutes each, English subtitles. For anyone who likes flatshare stories where a boundary falls every week and nobody knows who will still be living in the house at the end. Best watched on an evening when your own door is shut. The votes at the table set the rhythm of the series, and at some point you find yourself keeping count of who votes which way.

Why DreamyShorts?

  • Every episode runs one to two minutes. You do not need a free evening, a bus ride will do.
  • Episode 1 plays here with no account, no app and no credit card. Only once a series has hooked you is the next step worth taking.
  • The membership opens up every episode of every series, new series are added all the time, subtitles are included, and according to the provider you can cancel at any time.
  • Portrait format, built for the phone. It works just as well on a desktop.

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Questions about Open Door Policy

What is Open Door Policy on DreamyShorts about?

Four adult flatmates in Manchester who decide, in the last month of their lease, to hide nothing from each other any more. Every week brings an amendment to the rule, right up to the last night. All the characters are adult, unrelated and AI-generated.

Which episodes of Open Door Policy are free?

The Vote, which is episode 1, plays here for free. For episodes 2 to 6, starting with One Blanket, you need the Dreamy Shorts membership. The monthly plan costs 19.99 USD, the annual plan 119.88 USD, cancellable at any time according to the provider.

How long is an episode of Open Door Policy?

One to two minutes. The six episodes together take around ten minutes. You can watch the series in one go or one episode a day, the way the weeks pass in the story. The cliffhangers work either way. Produced by Dreamy Shorts with original English audio and subtitles.