Project Detail

I Don't Live Here

A spooky family home looms at dusk
At dusk a woman stands at window holding a vase
Two women sit together smiling
A man stands in shadow
The shadow of a woman on the stairs

Synopsis

On the one-year anniversary of her father’s death, Charlotte returns to her childhood home for dinner with her family, but the evening soon spirals out of control.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 59 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Toby Parker Rees
Producer
Unity Haggard, Laura Cameron
Executive Producer
Jess Wheeler, Alice Cabañas, Jonathan Carr, William Shutt, Gabriele Lo Giudice, Nick Rowell
Editor
Chloë Kilby
Screenwriter
Josephine Starte
Director of Photography
Barbara van Schaik
Production Designer
Nikita Dare
Sound
Anna Clock
Composer
Anna Clock
Principal cast
Geraldine James, Josephine Starte, Tom Penn

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Loom Pictures Limited

Unity Haggard
132 Huxley Road
London
E10 5QY

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