Project Detail

Safe

Synopsis

When a compassionate helpline counsellor begins to grow concerned for the safety of one of her clients, she's forced to decide whether to trust her instincts or follow protocol.
A tense, quietly powerful drama about the weight of responsibility and the courage it takes to listen.

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 20 min 24 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Govind Chandran
Producer: Lucie Rugby, Fran St Clair
Executive Producer: Jeremy Theobald
Editor: Govind Chandran
Screenwriter: Govind Chandran, Kelsey Cooke
Director of Photography: Jamie Laxton
Sound: Benjamin Doherty
Composer: Benjamin Doherty
Principal cast: Kelsey Cooke, Fran St Clair, Olivia D'Lima
Other Lead Creative(s): Niall Murphy, James Wakenell, Emily Kontu
Colourist: Conor Tychowski
Assistant Director: Grace Thornley
Production Assistant: T. Luke Holmes, James Wakenell

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Govind Chandran

Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus
Oxford
OX3 0BP

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