Project Detail

Locked In

Synopsis

10 years ago, while working for the BBC as a documentary maker, I was diagnosed with a rare and degenerative illness that started slowly paralysing my arms and legs. At its worst, the illness leaves patients fully paralysed, unable to communicate, while their brains remain completely unaffected – they are Locked-In. Before the illness stops me being able to hold a camera, I want to make a film about the illness I have by meeting people as they recover from being Locked-In, learning about the disease from people who’ve had it in its most extreme form and having the chance to see my own future living with the illness.

Details

Year: 2020
Type of film: Features
Running time: 90 min
Format: Hd
Director: Xavier Alford 1st Feature
Producer: Iris Maor, Poppy Goodheart
Executive Producer: Sacha Mirzoeff, Lisa Marie Russo, Mandy Chang
Editor: Colette Hodges

Genre

Disabilities

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Marble Films

149 Sefton Park Road
Bristol, BS7 9AW
T. +44 (0)7949 161694
E. iris@marblefilms.co.uk
W. www.marblefilms.co.uk

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