Project Detail

Locked in

Synopsis

Locked In is the story of an ordinary family on a deceptively ordinary day. The initial warm and quiet atmosphere takes a very disturbing turn and by the end of the afternoon the lives of this family will be changed forever.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min 14 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Valeria Appel
Producer
The Room Upstairs Ltd
Co-Producer
N/A
Executive Producer
The Room Upstairs Ltd
Editor
Emanuele Giraldo, Tim Willrich
Screenwriter
Valeria Appel
Director of Photography
Stuart White
Production Designer
Maria Martin Caro
Sound
Spesh Maloney
Composer
N/A
Principal cast
Jethro Skinner, Amber Coombs, Joseph Walsham, Lucy Walsham, Si Collins

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Production Company

The Room Upstairs

Valeria Appel

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The Room Upstairs

Valeria Appel

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