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

