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Breached (The Murder Mystery with No Murders)

Claire, a young charismatic business woman, has her meeting suddenly interrupted by a cloaked figure who allegedly knows her secret and threatens to bring her to justice.

  • James Crebbin
    Director
  • James Crebbin
    Writer
  • James Crebbin
    Editor
  • Evan Greaves
    Key Cast
    "The Boss "
  • Lola Spiteri
    Key Cast
    "Claire "
  • James Crebbin
    Key Cast
    "Jeremy "
  • Claudia Osborne
    Key Cast
    "Rowan "
  • Bay Green
    Key Cast
    "Niamh "
  • Rhys Glover
    Key Cast
    "Xavier "
  • Dylan Kettle
    Key Cast
    "Craig "
  • Dorian Karewicz
    Key Cast
    "Alex "
  • Will Norland
    Key Cast
    "Managing Director "
  • Will Norland
    Visual Effects
  • Videezy
    Stock Footage
    https://www.videezy.com
  • Fesilyan Studios
    Music Production
    https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Student, Comedy, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 14, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    A multitude of iPhones!
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1920x1080
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - James Crebbin

James Crebbin is a young film maker from Leicester, UK. He started writing films when he was 8 years old and started directing his own short films shortly after.

Despite not having entered films into competitions, he has produced several short films, some still in the making.
James attends the annual Phoenix Film Camp whereby he co-wrote and directed “Undead General” in 2018, co-wrote and edited “Enter” in the 2020 camp and co-wrote and edited "The Set" in the 2021 camp.

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Director Statement

The idea for the film was conceived just after the UK was placed into its 3rd national lockdown with most communication with friends being online via video calls.
The idea of breached was to make the audience forget about covid-19 altogether and enjoy a film without needing to worry about the current struggles of the world.
The film idea is therefore not related or genre specific to the pandemic, it is only visible by the constraints such as using zoom to make the film. The aim of the film is simply to entertain, make people think, laugh, enjoy the tense thriller aspect too before returning to the busy, chaotic world we live in.

On a personal level, despite everyone having to film on their iPhones separately, we had a really nice time! Meeting every Sunday for a production meeting was always useful, not just for talking about the film and what angles and shots were needed, but also just to spend time with each other during this very lonely period. The meetings would always end with a fun game to play. I want to thank all the cast for taking part in this despite the difficult times we were in and thanks to Will for helping me with the visual effects when editing since it was completely not in my skill set!
Enjoy the film!