Locked In

Award-Winning Short Film

Based on a true events, this 15 min socio-
political drama explores the hardships of
asylum seeking process in UK detention centres.

LOCKED IN (short)

15min
Released June 6, 2017

AMAZON PRIME

The journey of a couple: their arrest and time in a detention centre waiting for an uncertain future. Inside British cell, their trauma from the past incarceration in their home country foreshadows the hardships they may expect if sent back. With the clock ticking, where does their future lie?

Videos and Trailers

Cast & Crew Members

Writer, Producer, Co Director:  Nadira Murray

Director: Pavel Shepan

Co Producer: Chris Robb

Associate Producer: Bianca Herold

Editor: Rebecca Lloyd

Sound: Dominique Devoucoux

Music: Vanessa Lorena Tate

Production Designer: Marcel Beranek

DOP: Steve Cardno

Festivals

Aesthetica, Short Film Festival | UK, 2018 [BAFTA & OSCAR qualified Festival]

34th IINTERFILM International Short Film Festival | Berlin 2018 [BAFTA & OSCAR qualified Festival]

Rajasthan International Film Festival, India | 2018 WINNER Best International Short Film; Best Director For International Short Film

21st LA Shorts International Film Festival | Hollywood, 2017 [BAFTA & OSCAR qualified Festival]

ISFFB (International Short Film Festival Bengaluru) | WINNER International Top 1

London Independent Film Awards | 2017 Grand Jury Award | Best Short Film.

23rd Sacramento International Film Festival | USA 2018

Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival | 2018

Blueprint Official Selection, in Association Glasgow Short Film Festival | 2018

Euro Shorts International Film Festival, UK | 2017

Montaż Film Festiwal, Poland | 2017

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