Project Detail

Oksijan

Synopsis

The true story of 7-year old Afghan refugee, Ahmad, who is trapped in the back of a lorry being smuggled into the UK, when the air inside begins to run out...
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Thrill Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 mins 9 secs
Director
Edward Watts
Producer
Caroline Lawrence, Olivia Scarlett, Beatrice Warren
Executive Producer
Stefan Allesch-Taylor, Elizabeth C Jones, Michelle Stein, Esther Paterson
Editor
Bridgette Williams, Jojo Erholtz
Screenwriter
Edward Watts
Director of Photography
Michael Paleodimos
Production Designer
Guy Thompson
Sound
Rob Szeliga
Composer
Sam Britton, Will Worsley
Principal cast
Ella Purnell, Elham Ehsas, Noof McEwan, Saleem Haqdad
Costume Design
Gabriela Yiaxis

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