Imprisoned

Scott attempts to persuade his young daughter Eva to have her own children in the future. She explains to him a worrisome reason he’d have never anticipated, leading to some long due introspection.

  • Apra Jain
    Director
    Calm Your Mind (A short about lockdown)
  • Apra Jain
    Writer
    Forking Paths
  • Matthew Wake
    Producer
  • Charlotte Britton
    Producer
  • Maddie Daley-Brown
    Key Cast
    "Eva"
    At First Sight (2019)
  • Steven Barwick
    Key Cast
    "Scott"
    Exodus (2020), Sarcio (2020), Grave Digger (2018)
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI S16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - London Film Academy
Director Biography - Apra Jain

Apra Jain is a Filmmaker and Fashion Stylist from India. She’s worked with magazines such as Grazia and on various film and ad shoots as a stylist, back in her country. She directed her first short film in 2018, titled Yellow which she also wrote, produced and styled for. In 2019, she directed “Imprisoned”, a thought provoking short about air pollution and its consequences, a topic very relevant in the current times. She’s also worked as the 1st AD on two independent shorts - Live to Die (2019) and Bloody Hell (2020). Having worked in departments such as sound, production and post-production, Apra aims to be a writer-director and believes there’s always something to learn in the process of filmmaking.

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Director Statement

Seeing environmental and societal issues has always pained me and made me want to do something about it. I chose films to do my part. So, when I heard about the alarming rates at which air pollution was increasing in the capital city (New Delhi) of my own beloved country India in 2019, I knew I had to write about it. Up until that point, it just seemed as another long-term problem we’d deal with later but when it was advised to wear anti-pollution masks even at home, it became very real and very scary. Not just that, 2019 was a year full of incidents related to climate change which made me think about my own life and choices. The kind of the world we’re living in, our contribution to it and how it’s going to affect the present and future generations. That’s how this story was born. It’s a very personal film for me since the lead, Eva, is pretty akin to me. Moreover, now in retrospect, this film hits home even harder, given the catastrophic pandemic we've been dealing with since the past year and a half.
Hence, Imprisoned is a thought provoking film that makes you introspect. My aim is to always make movies that stay with audiences long after it’s over.