The Sacrifice (Short film, 2018) Mature

On the day before her arranged marriage to a much older man, Leila, a 15 year old Asian girl from London, has her Haldi ceremony with female relatives and friends. Her sister, determined to help her escape this unhappy fate, has enlisted the help of Margot, her English girlfriend. Together they wait for the right moment. (2018, 5min)

Arri Trinity Challenge shorts scheme sponsored by ARRI and Directors UK.

Writer/Director: Shona Carlton

Cinematographer: Pascale Neuschäfer

Executive Producers: Milan Krsljanin, Amy-Jo Bryant

Trinity Operator: Sébastien Joly

1st AC: Bradley Stearn

2nd AC: Ashton Born

Gaffer: Malgorzata Maria Pronko

Spark: Jakob Jachowicz

DIT: Vincenzo Onorato

Colourist: Jason Moffat

Camera: Alexa Mini LF + Arri Signature Prime

FESTIVALS AND NOMINATIONS:

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Flickerfest (2021)

London Independent Film Festival (London, 2020)

Women of the Lens Festival (UK, 2020)

One Take Film Festival, Number 10 (Croatia, 2020)

Tweet Fest, UK (London 2020)

Anatolia International Film Festival (2020)

NOMINATIONS

“Best Indie Short”, Indie Short Fest (Los Angeles, 2020)

“Best Child Actor”, Indie Short Fest (Los Angeles, 2020)

“Best Director”, UK Online Film Festival (2020)

“Award Nominee”, Indie Short Film Fest (2020)