Short film

The Turn of the Screw

2022 · 22 min

A tense, claustrophobic wait in a prison cell, heavy with unspoken dread and the weight of a broken system.

Tagline: Fight the system
Overview: ENGLAND 1981, unemployment is on the rise and the first Brixton Riot is around three months away from exploding on the streets of South London. Two men are incarcerated waiting for their fates to be decided from the prison guards.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, power, class, survival
Content: Strong language. Mild violence. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
power
class
survival
justice
Places: prison
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex none