Short Film

2025

Sara, a six-year-old Iranian refugee, sneaks out with her sister to explore their new London estate, but strange encounters blur the line between reality and imagination in a world shaped by loss.

In the clouds

  • Directed by Alexandra Bahíyyih Wain and produced by Daniel Panyko, In the Clouds is a short drama, created with the intention of revealing the humanity within a refugee family resettling in London. This is a family who, like so many others, has endured profound loss and travelled across lands and seas to reach safety.

  • Nika Roufi , Sophia Akraminejad, Raha Rahbari, Reza Shademan , Kevin Layne , Sara Kunz, Vincent Crick, Romeo Viva, Sufyaan Quyam

  • Writer Director Alexandra Bahíyyih Wain
    Producer Daniel Panyko Executive Producers Kyriakos Georgiou, Payman Sabeti , Bernadette Flynn (Bflynn Films), Nathan Craig, Samin Saadat
    Director of Photography Jon Muschamp
    Editor Donya Majidi-Maguire
    Composer Tara Creme
    Sound Designer Pete Gummerson
    Production Sound Mixer Simon Bysshe
    Production Designer Paula Gimenez
    Costume Designer Ilaria Mosca
    Costume Standby Emilia Smith
    Makeup Designer Claudette Fruchier
    Colour Grade Vlad Barin
    Online Editor Colin Foulkes
    Performance and Translator Mina Gheisari
    1st Assistant Director Julian Lara Cid
    Focus Puller Dominika Besińska
    Gaffer Kian Altmann
    Script Supervisor Saba Ghasemi

  • 🏆 @worcesterfilmfestival Best Director

    🏆 @framelightorg Best Director & Audience Award

    🏆 @newrenaissancefilmfestival Best Family Drama

    🏆 @ukfilmfestival Best New Director

    🏆 @londoniff Best Drama Spirit of London Award

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